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A uniform heating wire of resistance 
is connected across a potential difference of 
. The wire is then cut into half and potential difference of 
is applied across each half separately. The ratio of power dissipation in first case to the total power dissipation in the second case would be 
, where 
is
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
4
(4) First case 
Second case Resistance of each half 
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