$A$ piece of wire of resistance $R$ is cut into five equal parts. These parts are then connected in parallel. If the equivalent resistance of this combination is $R'$,then the ratio $R/R'$ is

What are the advantages of connecting electrical devices in parallel with the battery instead of connecting them in series?

Two students perform experiments on series and parallel combinations of two given resistors $R_{1}$ and $R_{2}$ and plot the following $V-I$ and $I-V$ graphs. Which of the graphs is (are) correctly labelled in terms of the words 'series' and 'parallel'? Justify your answer.

Three incandescent bulbs of $100\, W$ each are connected in series in an electric circuit. In another circuit, another set of three bulbs of the same wattage are connected in parallel to the same source. Will the bulbs in the two circuits glow with the same brightness? Justify your answer.

In the figure given below,$A, B$,and $C$ are three ammeters. The ammeter $B$ reads $0.5\, A$. (All the ammeters have negligible resistance.) Calculate:
$(i)$ the readings in the ammeters $A$ and $C$.
$(ii)$ the total resistance of the circuit.

How many $176 \,\Omega$ resistors (in parallel) are required to carry $5 \,A$ on a $220 \,V$ line?