Given a 10-V power supply, would a 20-ohm resistor and a 5-ohm resistor need to be arranged in parallel or in series to generate a current of 2.5 A? How much current would move through each resistor? In 3-4 sentences, answer each question and explain your answers.(4 points)
To generate a current of 2.5 A, the resistors would need to be arranged in parallel. This is because the current is divided between parallel resistors, whereas in a series circuit, the same current flows through each resistor. In this case, the 20-ohm resistor would have a current of 1.25 A (half of the total current) and the 5-ohm resistor would also have a current of 1.25 A.
