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The current in a circuit is halved. What happens to the resistance?

V=IR

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Responses

The resistance is tripled.
The resistance is tripled.

The resistance is doubled.
The resistance is doubled.

The resistance is halved.
The resistance is halved.

The resistance stays the same.
The resistance stays the same.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The resistance is doubled.

Reason: R = V/I, so if I → I/2 (and V is constant) then R → V/(I/2) = 2(V/I), i.e. twice the original.