Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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Chapter 25, Problem 53P
A resistor draws 1.00 A from an ideal 12.0-V battery, (a) If an ammeter with 0.10-Ω resistance is inserted in the circuit, what will it read? (b) If this current is used to calculate the resistance, by what percent will the result be in error?
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