A household has two appliances: a heater and a fan. The heater has a high resistance while the fan has a low resistance. If both are connected to the same voltage supply, which appliance will draw more current and why?

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A household has two appliances: a heater and a fan. The heater has a high resistance while the fan has a low resistance. If both are connected to the same voltage supply, which appliance will draw more current and why? — Exam MCQ

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A. The fan will draw more current because it has lower resistance. — The correct choice is The fan will draw more current because it has lower resistance.. It follows from the basic electrical relationship between voltage, current, resistance, charge or electrical energy described in the question.

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B. The heater will draw more current because it has higher resistance.

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C. Current does not depend on resistance in this case.

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D. Both will draw the same current because the voltage is the same.

A household has two appliances: a heater and a fan. The heater has a high resistance while the fan has a low resistance. If both are connected to the same voltage supply, which appliance will draw more current and why?

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