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A 0.800-V potential difference is maintained across a 1.50-m length of tungsten wire that has a cross-sectional area of 0.500 mm2. What is the current in the wire?

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

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Chapter21: Current And Direct Current Circuits

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 8P: A 0.900-V potential difference is maintained across a 1.50-m length of tungsten wire that has a...

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