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A 2 W carbon resistor is color coded with green, black, red and silver respectively. The maximum current which can be passed through this resistor is:
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Options:
  • A 100 mA
  • B 0.4 mA
  • C 20 mA
  • D 63 mA
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 20 mA

Colour band A and B indicate the first two significant figures of resistance in "ohm" , while the C band gives the decimal multiplier i.e., the number of zeros that follows the two significant figures A and B.

The last band D indicates the tolerance in percentage about the indicate value or in another ward it represents the percentage accuracy of the indicated value. 

According to given color-coding, the values of colors are

Green 5, Black 0 Red 102 Silver 10% tolerance 

so, resistance is R =50×102±10%

The maximum current is 

I2R=P

I2=250×102=4×10-A

I=2×10-2A=20 mA

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