When a potential difference $V$ is applied across a wire of resistance $R$, it dissipates energy at a rate $W$. If the wire is cut into two halves and these halves are connected mutually parallel across the same supply, the same supply, the energy dissipation rate will become:
When a potential difference $V$ is applied across a wire of resistance $R$, it dissipates energy at a rate $W$. If the wire is cut into two halves and these halves are connected mutually parallel across the same supply, the same supply, the energy dissipation rate will become:
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- A
$1 / 4 \mathrm{~W}$
- B
$1 / 2 \mathrm{~W}$
- C
$2 \mathrm{~W}$
- D
$4 \mathrm{~W}$
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