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Posted by BoBo on Monday, October 22, 2012 at 4:31pm.

2 resistors 3 Ω and 6 Ω are connected in parallel across a 6 V battery. What is the current flow through the 3 Ω resistor?

6 A

3 A

4 A

2 A

Both B and D sound possible to me..

Physics - Damon, Monday, October 22, 2012 at 4:35pm
6 = i (3)
i = 2
Physics - Elena, Monday, October 22, 2012 at 4:38pm
I1=U/R1=6.3 =2 A

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