Potential Change in Battery/Resistor System

[CasterlyRock]

Homework Statement

Show the change of potential of a system that contains a battery and two parallel connected resistors.

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The Attempt at a Solution

I guess that there is no change in potential because they are in parallel. Or there is a potential drop trough resistors?

 

[gneill]

Assuming that the resistors are wired across the battery (so that there is a complete circuit) then you are correct; Potential will drop across the resistors in the direction of the current flow.

 

[insightful]

It might be asking, "Where in this circuit would you consider there is positive (+) potential and where negative (-) potential?"