Conceptual Physical Science (6th Edition)
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Author: Paul G. Hewitt, John A. Suchocki, Leslie A. Hewitt
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Chapter 9, Problem 9RAT
A step-up transformer in an electric circuit can step up
(a) voltage.
(b) energy.
(c) both of these
(d) neither of these
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