Physics of Everyday Phenomena
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Author: W. Thomas Griffith, Juliet Brosing Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 13, Problem 4E
A current of 1.5 A is flowing through a resistance of 30 Ω. What is the voltage difference across this resistance?
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