Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
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Author: Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
Ch. 27.1 - To maximize the percentage of the power from the...Ch. 27.2 - With the switch in the circuit of Figure 27.4a...Ch. 27.2 - With the switch in the circuit of Figure 27.6a...Ch. 27.2 - Prob. 27.4QQCh. 27.4 - Consider the circuit in Figure 27.17 and assume...Ch. 27 - Two 1.50-V batterieswith their positive terminals...Ch. 27 - As in Example 27.2, consider a power supply with...Ch. 27 - Figure P27.3 shows the interior of a three-way...Ch. 27 - Prob. 4PCh. 27 - Consider the two circuits shown in Figure P27.5 in...
Ch. 27 - Consider strings of incandescent lights that are...Ch. 27 - You are working at an electronics fabrication...Ch. 27 - In your new job at an engineering company, your...Ch. 27 - A battery with = 6.00 V and no internal...Ch. 27 - A battery with emf and no internal resistance...Ch. 27 - Todays class on current and resistance is about to...Ch. 27 - Why is the following situation impossible? A...Ch. 27 - Calculate the power delivered to each resistor in...Ch. 27 - For the purpose of measuring the electric...Ch. 27 - Four resistors are connected to a battery as shown...Ch. 27 - You have a faculty position at a community college...Ch. 27 - The circuit shown in Figure P27.17 is connected...Ch. 27 - The following equations describe an electric...Ch. 27 - Taking R = 1.00 k and = 250 V in Figure P27.19,...Ch. 27 - In the circuit of Figure P27.20, the current I1 =...Ch. 27 - (a) Can the circuit shown in Figure P27.21 be...Ch. 27 - For the circuit shown in Figure P27.22, we wish to...Ch. 27 - An uncharged capacitor and a resistor are...Ch. 27 - Prob. 24PCh. 27 - In the circuit of Figure P27.25, the switch S has...Ch. 27 - In the circuit of Figure P27.25, the switch S has...Ch. 27 - A 10.0-F capacitor is charged by a 10.0-V battery...Ch. 27 - Prob. 28PCh. 27 - Prob. 29PCh. 27 - Prob. 30PCh. 27 - Prob. 31PCh. 27 - Prob. 32APCh. 27 - Find the equivalent resistance between points a...Ch. 27 - The circuit in Figure P27.34a consists of three...Ch. 27 - The circuit in Figure P27.35 has been connected...Ch. 27 - The resistance between terminals a and b in Figure...Ch. 27 - (a) Calculate the potential difference between...Ch. 27 - Why is the following situation impossible? A...Ch. 27 - When two unknown resistors are connected in series...Ch. 27 - Prob. 40APCh. 27 - The circuit in Figure P27.41 contains two...Ch. 27 - Prob. 42APCh. 27 - A power supply has an open-circuit voltage of 40.0...Ch. 27 - A battery is used to charge a capacitor through a...Ch. 27 - Prob. 45APCh. 27 - (a) Determine the equilibrium charge on the...Ch. 27 - In Figure P27.47, suppose the switch has been...Ch. 27 - Figure P27.48 shows a circuit model for the...Ch. 27 - The student engineer of a campus radio station...Ch. 27 - Prob. 50APCh. 27 - The switch in Figure P27.51a closes when Vc23Vand...
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