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Two resistors R1 and R2 of 4Ω and 6Ω are connected in parallel across a battery. The ratio of power dissipated in them, P1: P2 will be.

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Two resistors R1 and R2 of 4Ω and 6Ω are connected in parallel across a battery. The ratio of power dissipated in them, P1: P2 will be.

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To find the ratio of power dissipated in the resistors R1 and R2, we can use the formula for power dissipation in resistors connected in parallel. The power dissipated in a resistor is given by:

P=V2R P = \frac{V^2}{R}

where P P is the power, V V is the voltage across the resistor, and R R is the resistance.

Since the resistors are connected in parallel, the voltage across each resistor is the same. Let V V be the voltage across each resistor.

For resistor R1 (4Ω): P1=V2R1=V24 P1 = \frac{V^2}{R1} = \frac{V^2}{4}

For resistor R2 (6Ω): P2=V2R2=V26 P2 = \frac{V^2}{R2} = \frac{V^2}{6}

To find the ratio of power dissipated in R1 to R2, we take the ratio of P1 to P2: P1P2=V24V26=V24×6V2=64=32 \frac{P1}{P2} = \frac{\frac{V^2}{4}}{\frac{V^2}{6}} = \frac{V^2}{4} \times \frac{6}{V^2} = \frac{6}{4} = \frac{3}{2}

Therefore, the ratio of power dissipated in them, P1:P2 P1 : P2 , is: 3:2 3 : 2

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