A 12 - V battery is connected across a device with variable resistance.As the resistance of the device increases, determinewhether the following quantities increase, decrease, or remainunchanged. Indicate your answers with I, D, or U, respectively.(a) The current through the device. (b) The voltage acrossthe device. (c) The power consumed by the device.

A 12 - V battery is connected across a device with variable resistance.As the resistance of the device increases, determinewhether the following quantities increase, decrease, or remainunchanged. Indicate your answers with I, D, or U, respectively.(a) The current through the device. (b) The voltage acrossthe device. (c) The power consumed by the device.

College Physics

10th Edition

ISBN:9781285737027

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter17: Current And Resistance

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 11P

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