What happens to the total resistance in a parallel circuit as more resistors are added?

Increases

Decreases

Stays the same

Becomes infinite

Answer and Solution

B. Decreases

In a parallel circuit, adding more resistors decreases the total resistance because the current has multiple paths to flow through.

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