A long uniform coil of inductance 2L and associated resistance 2R ohms is physically cut into two exact halves which are rewound in parallel. The resistance and inductance of the combination are

• A. R and L
• B. 2R and 2L
• C. <table><tr><td rowspan="2"> </td><td rowspan="2"></td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center> R</center></td><td rowspan="2">and<br></td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>L</center></td><td rowspan="2"><br></td></tr><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td></table>
• D.
• E. <table><tr><td rowspan="2"> </td><td rowspan="2"></td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center> R</center></td><td rowspan="2">and<br></td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>L</center></td><td rowspan="2"><br></td></tr><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">4</td></table>