Equivalent resistances is less than either of the two resistances when they are in

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Parallel

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Parallel and series

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none of these.

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The correct option is B Parallel
Equivalent resistances is less than either of the two resistances when they are connected in parallel.
Components connected in parallel are connected so the same voltage is applied to each component. In a parallel circuit, the voltage across each of the components is the same, and the total current is the sum of the currents through each component. A circuit composed solely of components connected in parallel is known as a parallel circuit.
To find the total resistance of all components, the reciprocals of the resistances of each component is added and the reciprocal of the sum is taken. Hence, the Total resistance will always be less than the value of the smallest resistance. That is, $\frac{1}{R_{t o t a l}} = \frac{1}{R_{1}} + \frac{1}{R_{2}} t h a t i s, R = {R_{t o t a l}}^{- 1}$ . The voltage is given as $V = V_{1} = V_{2}$ .
Above is the diagrammatic representation of 2 resistors $R_{1} a n d R_{2}$ connected in parallel.

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