Parallel circuit with two resistors and a voltmeter

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A circuit diagram of a 6 V battery and an ammeter beside it, driving R_1 3 Ω and R_2 6 Ω in parallel, with a voltmeter across R_2 and its reading left blank — A 6 V battery and an ammeter in the main line, with two resistors in parallel as the rungs of a ladder: R_1 of 3 Ω and R_2 of 6 Ω. A voltmeter is connected across R_2 with a blank reading, and junction dots mark where the branches meet.

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Answer key

Equivalent resistance: 2 Ω
Current from the battery: 3 A
R₁: 6 V across it, 2 A through it
R₂: 6 V across it, 1 A through it

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