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AP Physics C: E&M/Unit 11 – Electric Circuits
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Series Circuit with a Shorted Resistor

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Three resistors, R₁, R₂, and R₃, are connected in series with a battery. A conducting wire is then connected across resistor R₂. How does this modification affect the current through R₁?

A

It becomes zero

B

It decreases

C

It remains unchanged

D

It increases

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