Engineering Board Exam Reviewer · Ohm's Law · easy
For a fixed voltage, if the resistance in a circuit is halved, the current
- is halved
- is unchanged
- quadruples
- doubles
Answer
D. doubles
Solution
I=V/R. Halving R at constant V doubles I.
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