LED States in Current and Reverse Bias Circuit

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Homework Statement


Indicate which of the 6 LEDs are ON and which are OFF


Homework Equations


V=IR


The Attempt at a Solution


Okay, I know LEDs 4,5 and 6 will be ON and LED 2 and 3 will be OFF but what about LED 1? Because LED 2 has a very high resistance as it is reverse biased thus no current flows, but would that mean current would still flow through LED 1?
 
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  • Circuit schematic: 12 V battery in series with resistor R2 (60 Ω) feeding two parallel branches of LEDs numbered 1 to 3 and 4 to 6, with LED 2 drawn reversed relative to the others.
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LED-s 1, 2, 3 are connected in series. Can the current flowing through LED 1 be different from the current which flows through the other ones?

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