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JEE Main 2019Current Electricity Question with Solution

From: JEE Main 2019 (Online) 10th January Morning Slot

Question

A 2 W carbon resistor is color coded with green, black, red and brown respectively. The maximum current which can be passed through this resistor is -

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Correct answer
B20 mA

Step-by-step explanation

P = i2R.

   for imax, R must be minimum

from color coding R = 50 102

   imax = 20mA

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