You have 2 resistors of unknown values you label Ra and Rb. You have an old battery and a multimeter you bought years ago for 7$ at Harbor Freight. Using the meter in voltage mode, you measure 10 V across the battery. You then connect the 2 resistors in series across the battery and use the meter in current mode to find the current flowing through the circuit. It reads .111A. You then connect the 2 resistors in parallel across the battery and use the meter again to measure the current now coming from the battery to be .5A. A. What is the Value of the largest resistor in ohms? B. What is the value of the smaller resistor in Ohms? C. What power is dissipated by the circuit in series configuration? D. What power is dissipated by the circuit while in parallel ? E. What current flows through the small resistor while the circuit is in parallel ?

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You have 2 resistors of unknown values you label Ra and Rb. You have an old battery and a multimeter you bought years ago for 7$ at Harbor Freight. Using the meter in voltage mode, you measure 10 V across the battery. You then connect the 2 resistors in series across the battery and use the meter in current mode to find the current flowing through the circuit. It reads .111A. You then connect the 2 resistors in parallel across the battery and use the meter again to measure the current now coming from the battery to be .5A.

A. What is the Value of the largest resistor in ohms?

B. What is the value of the smaller resistor in Ohms?

C. What power is dissipated by the circuit in series configuration?

D. What power is dissipated by the circuit while in parallel ?

E. What current flows through the small resistor while the circuit is in parallel ? 

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