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JEE Main 2023 · PhysicsMultiple choiceDiagram basedMediumConceptual

JEE Main 13 April 2023, Shift 1, Physics Q50

Question 50 of 90 in this shift, Physics question 20 of 30, Section A.

Different combination of 3 resistors of equal resistance R are shown in the figures. The increasing order for power dissipation is: (A) [figure A] (B) [figure B] (C) [figure C] (D) [figure D]

The figure, in words

Four networks of three resistors R each, current I entering from the left: (A) two R in parallel, in series with a third R; (B) two R in series, that pair in parallel with a third R; (C) three R in parallel; (D) three R in series.
  1. (1)PA<PB<PC<PDP_A < P_B < P_C < P_D
  2. (2)PC<PB<PA<PDP_C < P_B < P_A < P_DOfficial answer
  3. (3)PC<PD<PA<PBP_C < P_D < P_A < P_B
  4. (4)PB<PC<PD<PAP_B < P_C < P_D < P_A

Official answer

Option 2

NTA final key.

Chapter
Current Electricity
Topic
Ohm's Law and Resistance
Idea tested
Joule Heating and Power

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Question text from the official JEE Main paper published by NTA; answer from the final answer key. Chapter, topic and idea tags, difficulty and skill are Lumi’s. This question needs a figure we do not reproduce; it is described in words above. Lumi analyses 108 of the 174 JEE Main shifts held from 2017 to 2026.