Consider the circuit shown below, containing two bulbs and a capacitor (initially uncharged connected to an ideal battery supplying a voltage V. Note that the bulbs have different resistances: bulb A has resistance R and bulb B has resistance 2R. What is the current through bulb B immediately after the switch is closed? A. V/R B. V/2R C. 2V/3R D. 3V/2R E. V/3R Bulb A (R) (M) Bulb B (2R) switch funt

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Consider the circuit shown below, containing two bulbs and a capacitor (initially uncharged)
connected to an ideal battery supplying a voltage V. Note that the bulbs have different
resistances: bulb A has resistance R and bulb B has resistance 2R. What is the current
through bulb B immediately after the switch is closed?
A. V/R
B. V/2R
C. 2V/3R
D.
3V/2R
E.
V/3R
Bulb A
(R)
www
Bulb B
(2R)
switch
Transcribed Image Text:Consider the circuit shown below, containing two bulbs and a capacitor (initially uncharged) connected to an ideal battery supplying a voltage V. Note that the bulbs have different resistances: bulb A has resistance R and bulb B has resistance 2R. What is the current through bulb B immediately after the switch is closed? A. V/R B. V/2R C. 2V/3R D. 3V/2R E. V/3R Bulb A (R) www Bulb B (2R) switch
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