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A 33 half-watt resistor and a 330 half-watt resistor are connected across a 12 V source. Which one(s) will overheat?

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Question added by ayaz khan , technician , phoenix armour
Date Posted: 2013/11/17
muhammad arif
by muhammad arif , Assistant Engineer , Phoenix armour

neither resistor

Musharif Hussain
by Musharif Hussain , Sr. Engineer (Instrumentation &Control) , Matiari Group

Dear Ayaz, none of those will be overheated; but if you are talking about power dissiption, more current will flow through33ohm and more voltage observed on330ohm resistance.

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