What happens to the total resistance in a series circuit if one resistor is removed?
Correct Answer: Total resistance decreases.
- Step 1: Understand that in a series circuit, all resistors are connected one after the other.
- Step 2: Know that the total resistance in a series circuit is calculated by adding the resistance values of all the resistors together.
- Step 3: If you remove one resistor from the series circuit, you are taking away one of the values that contribute to the total resistance.
- Step 4: Since you are removing a resistor, the sum of the remaining resistors will be less than the original total resistance.
- Step 5: Therefore, the total resistance in the series circuit decreases when one resistor is removed.
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