11th Edition

ISBN: 9781305952300

Author: Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher: Cengage Learning

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Chapter 17.1, Problem 17.1QQ

Consider positive and negative charges all moving horizontally with the same speed through the four regions in Figure 17.2. Rank the magnitudes of the currents in these four regions from lowest to highest. (I_a is the current in Figure 17.2a, I_b the current in Figure 17.2b, etc.) (a) I_d, I_a, I_c, I_b (b) I_a, I_c, I_b, I_d (c) I_c, I_a, I_d, I_b (d) I_d, I_b, I_c, I_a (e) I_a, I_b, I_c, I_d (f) None of these

Chapter 17.1, Problem 17.1QQ, Consider positive and negative charges all moving horizontally with the same speed through the four

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