Three resistors of 12, 12, and 6.0 W are connected in parallel. A 12-V battery is connected to the combination. What is the current through the 6.0-W resistor?

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Kirchhoff's junction rule: At any junction point, the sum of all the currents entering the junction must equal the sum of all the currents leaving the junction.
Kirchhoff's loop rule: The sum of the changes in potential around any closed path of a circuit must be zero.
 


Three resistors of 12, 12, and 6.0 W are connected in parallel. A 12-V battery is connected to the combination. What is the current through the 6.0-W resistor?