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Given below are two statements : Statement I : A uniform wire of resistance 80Ω is cut into four equal parts. These parts are now connected in…

JEE Main 2022 — Physics Electromagnetism

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Given below are two statements :

Statement I : A uniform wire of resistance 80Ω80\Omega80Ω is cut into four equal parts. These parts are now connected in parallel. The equivalent resistance of the combination will be 5Ω5\Omega5Ω.

Statement II : Two resistance 2R2R2R and 3R3R3R are connected in parallel in an electric circuit. The value of thermal energy developed in 3R3R3R and 2R2R2R will be in the ratio 3:23:23:2.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

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Held on 28 Jul 2022 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

Options

  1. A

    Both statement I and statement II are correct

  2. B

    Both statement I and statement II are incorrect

  3. C

    Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect

  4. D

    Statement I is incorrect but statement II is correct.

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