What is the potential drop and current in this circuit?

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The discussion revolves around a circuit problem involving a battery and three resistors, where participants are tasked with finding the potential drop across one resistor and the current through another. The subject area is electrical circuits, specifically focusing on resistors in a circuit configuration.

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[URL]http://www.fizikodev.itu.edu.tr/res/mcgrawhill/BauerWestfall/1stEdition/Chapter25/P076figure.png[/URL]A battery with V = 2.27 V is connected to three resistors as shown in the figure, where R1 = 1.61 Ω, R2 = 4.71 Ω, and R3 = 5.07 Ω.

a) Find the potential drop across resistor 2.


b) Find the current in resistor 3.
 
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Is there a figure to accompany this?
Do we see your attempt at the solution? If it is just 3 resistors in series, then how much current is flowing through them?
 
there is no problem about picture.Some part of picture is not clear.But it hasnt deficient information.It is my homework and I can't find resultant resistant.
 
wwari said:
there is no problem about picture.Some part of picture is not clear.
I don't see any picture.
 

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