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Point out the right statements about the validity of Kirchhoff's junction rule,
PhysicsCurrent ElectricityCOMEDKCOMEDK 2020
Options:
  • A it is based on conservation of charge.
  • B outgoing currents add up and are equal to incoming currents at a junction.
  • C bending or reorienting the wire does not change the validity of Kirchhoff's junction rule.
  • D All of the above
Solution:
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The correct answer is: All of the above
According to Kirchhoff's junction rule,
$$
\Sigma I=0
$$
L.e. sum of total incoming currents $=$ sum of total outgoing currents.
Hence, it is based on the law of conservation of charges. Henoe, all the statements are correct.

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