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Calculate the power delivered to each resistor in the circuit shown in the figure.
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Hint: Power can be calculated using the equations P=IV or P=V2R , where V is the voltage drop across the resistors (not the full voltage of the source).Whenever current goes through a resistor there will be a voltage drop. In a series circuit, the voltage drop across each resistor is exactly proportional to its size. In a parallel circuit, the voltage drop across each resistor is the same as the voltage drop across the power source. Because the current passing through each resistor is different, Ohm's Law is conserved.

Complete step by step answer:
If a current I passes through a particular element in your circuit while losing voltage V, the power lost by that circuit element is the product of that current and voltageP=IV. Here the resistors of resistance 3Ω and 1Ω are in parallel. Hence their effective resistance is given by,
1Rp=11+13=43
Rp=34=0.75Ω
An equivalent circuit can be drawn
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Now since these are in series connection the resistances can be simply added. Another equivalent diagram can be drawn.
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From the above figure,
Current I=186.752.67A
Power across the 2Ω resistor is P2 and calculated as,
P2=I2R=(2.67)2×2=14.2W
Power across the 4Ω resistor is P4 and calculated as,
P4=I2R=(2.67)2×4=28.4W
Voltage across the 3Ω and 1Ω resistor is,
ΔV=IR=2.67×0.75=2V
For 3Ω resistor I=ΔVR=23
Power P3=IΔV=(23)×2=43=1.33W
For 1Ω resistor I=ΔVR=21=2
Power P1=IΔV=2×2=4W

Therefore the power delivered to the resistors of resistances 1Ω,2Ω,3Ω,4Ω are 4W,14.2W,1.33W,28.4W respectively.

Note:The total amount of power provided equals the entire amount of power absorbed. A resistor may absorb but not deliver power. Electrical energy is transformed into heat energy when a current flows across a resistor. The heat created in a circuit's components, all of which have some resistance, is dissipated into the air around the components.