College Physics (10th Edition)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780321902788
Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 19, Problem 5P
A 14 gauge copper wire of diameter 1.628 mm carries a current of 12.5 mA, (a) What is :he potential difference across a 2.00 m length of the wire? (b) What would the potent al difference in pal (a) be if the wire were silver instead of copper, but all else was the same?
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College Physics (10th Edition)
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