Consider this circuit. If one of the resistors is removed, what happens to the voltage across the remaining resistor?
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Step 1:** Calculate the potential across resistor R1 when both resistors R1 and R2 are present: \[ V_1 = \frac{V}{R_1 + R_2} \] ** Show more…
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