Draw a picture of a battery attached to two resistors in parallel to each other. One resistor is 5.50 ohm and one resistor is 4.50 ohm. 

(a) why can't the same amount of current flow through both resistors?

 (b) what does this tell us about the potential drop across parallel components in a circuit?

(Assume a 9.00 V battery and solve for the potential drop across each and explain why what you determine is not possible)