Q. Two students (A) and (B) connect their two given resistors R
1 and R
2 in the manners shown below :
Student (A) connects the terminals marked (b
1) and (c
1) while student (B) connects the terminals marked (d
2) and (c
2) in their respective circuits at the points marked X and Y.
Which one of the following is correct in relation to the above arrangements?
(1) both the students will determine the equivalent resistance of the series combination of the two resistors.
(2) both the students will determine the equivalent resistance of the parallel combination of the two resistors
(3) student (A) will determine the equivalent resistance of the series combination while student (B) will determine the equivalent resistance of the parallel combination of the two resistors.
(4) student (A) will determine the equivalent resistance of the parallel combination while student (B) will determine the equivalent resistance of the series combination of the two resistors.
