A heater coil connected to a supply of a $220\, V$ is dissipating some power ${P_1}.$ The coil is cut into half and the two halves are connected in parallel. The heater now dissipates a power ${P_2}.$ The ratio of power ${P_1}\,\,:\,\,{P_2}$ is
  • A$2:1$
  • B$1:2$
  • C$1:4$
  • D$4:1$
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