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Your are given resistance wire of length 50 cm and a battery of negligible resistance. In which of the following cases is the largest amount of heat generated?

A

when the wire is connected to the battery directly

B

when the wire is dived into two parts and b oth the parts are connected to the b attery in parallel

C

when the wire is divided into four partrs and all the four parts are connected to b attery in parallel

D

when only half of the wire is connected to the battery.

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