Physics · Guided Demo

Electric Circuits

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The Problem

A 12V battery is connected to two resistors in series: R1 = 3Ω and R2 = 6Ω. A student claims the current through R2 is smaller because "some electricity gets used up by R1." What is wrong with this reasoning?

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Each option shows a different type of student reasoning.