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Compare the power used in the `2 Omega` resistor in each of the following circuits :
(i) a `6V` battery in series with `1 Omega and 2 Omega` resistors, and
(ii) a `4 V` battery in parallel with `12 Omega and 2 Omega` resistors.

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(i) 8W (ii) 8W
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