Four equal resistance dissipated $5 \,W$ of power together when connected in series to a battery of negligible internal resistance. The total power dissipated in these resistance when connected in parallel across the same battery would be ........... $W$
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(b)

$\frac{P}{4}=5$

$P=20$

$4(20)=80 \,W$

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