Appeared in: 2023 (3 sets)
(a) When is more power delivered to a light bulb — just after it is turned on and the glow of the filament is increasing or after the glow becomes steady ? Why ?
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(b) A battery is connected first across the series combination and then across the parallel combination, of three resistances $R$, $2R$ and $3R$. In which of the three resistances will power dissipated be maximum in the two cases ? Justify your answer.