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Q.

You are given several identical resistors each of value 5 Ω and each capable of carrying a maximum current of 2 A. It is required to make a suitable combination of these resistances to produce a resistance of 2.5 Ω  which can carry current of 4 A. The minimum number of resistances required for this job is

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a

2

b

8

c

6

d

4

answer is A.

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If each carrying a current of 2 A a parallel  combination of two will be capable of carrying a current of 4 A. Equivalent resistance of two in parallel will be 5/2 =2.5 Ω

So two resistance need to be connected in parallel to meet the requirement given.

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