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When two 1000 ohm 5 watt resistors are connected in parallel, they can dissipate a maximum total power of:

  a.   40 watt

  b.   20 watt

  c.   10 watt

  d.   5 watt
Your answer "b" is not correct. "c" is the right answer.

Same resistance values, same voltage, so same power dissipated in each making a total of 10 watts.

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