Three resistors are connected in a circuit to a 50 V battery. A 35 ohm resistor is connected in series to a parallel combination of a 15 ohm resistor and a 25 ohm resistor. (a) Which resistor will have the largest current passing through it and which will have the smallest current passing through it. Explain your answer without any numerical calculations. (b) Calculate how much energy the battery supplies to the circuit during a 30 minute time period.

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Three resistors are connected in a circuit to a 50 V battery. A 35 ohm resistor is connected in series to a parallel combination of a 15 ohm resistor and a 25 ohm resistor.

(a) Which resistor will have the largest current passing through it and which will have the smallest current passing through it. Explain your answer without any numerical calculations. (b) Calculate how much energy the battery supplies to the circuit during a 30 minute time

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