The figure shows three circuits I ,   I I and I I I which are connected to a 3   V battery. If the…

The figure shows three circuits I, II and III which are connected to a 3 V battery. If the powers dissipated by the configurations I, II and III are P1, P2 and P3 respectively, then -

  1. P2>P1>P3
  2. P1>P2>P3
  3. P3>P2>P1
  4. P1>P3>P2

Solution

P=V2R
P1R
Req for I circuit by balanced Wheatstone bridge
 R1=1 Ω

Req   for circuit II by parallel combination
1R2=12+ 12+11

 R2=12

Req for circuit III by parallel and series combination
R3=1+112+12
R3=2

so,P2>P1>P3.

Asked in: JEE Main 2017 (09 Apr Online)

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