A house has two appliances: a heater and a fan. The heater has high resistance, while the fan has low resistance. If both are connected to the same voltage supply, which appliance will draw more current and why?

Subject: General Awareness | Topic: Science | Difficulty: MEDIUM

Options

  1. (A) The fan will draw more current because it has low resistance.
  2. (B) Both will draw the same current because the voltage is the same.
  3. (C) Current does not depend on resistance in this situation.
  4. (D) The heater will draw more current because it has high resistance.

Verified Answer

Option (A): The fan will draw more current because it has low resistance.


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