Let the resistance of an electrical component remain constant while the potential difference across the two ends of the component decreases to half of its former value. What change will occur in the current through it?
Answers
V = IR
where
V= potential difference
I= Current
R = Resistance
We can also modify the above equation as
I = V/R ——- (1)
Now given that the potential difference across the two ends of the component decreases to half
Let the new potential difference be
Vʹ= V/2———(2)
Resistance remains constant across the electrical component
So the new current is drawn through the electrical component is
Iʹ = Vʹ/R———–(3)
Substitute the value of V’ from equation (2) in equation (3), we get
I’ = (V/2)/R
I’ = (1/2) (V/R)
Since V/R = I
I’ = (1/2) I
I’ = I/2
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Answer:
Let the resistance of an electrical component remains constant while the potential difference across the two ends of the component decreases to half of its former value. What change will occur in the current through it? Therefore, the amount of current flowing through the electrical component is reduced by half.
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