The diagram shows two resistors connected in parallel across a voltage source. Which statement is true for this circuit?

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Ohms Law and Resistance

Heating effect of current electric energy and electric power

Question

The diagram shows two resistors connected in parallel across a voltage source. Which statement is true for this circuit?

The combined resistance is equal to the sum of the resistance

The current at every point in the circuit is the same

The current from the source is equal to the sum of the currents in X and in Y

The sum of the potential difference across X and across Y is equal to the potential difference across the voltage source

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Both X and Y are in parallel so the total current delivered by source(battery) is divided into X and Y. So total current from the source is equal to the sum of the currents in X and in Y.