Figure 1: This circuit runs Wall-E (a) What is the current through each resistor if V3=0V? What direction does the current flow in each branch? (b) What is the power dissipated on each circuit element? How much energy is lost by the 102 resistor in a span of 25 seconds? (c) What voltage does V3 need to be so that the current through the middle branch is zero?

Figure 1: This circuit runs Wall-E (a) What is the current through each resistor if V3=0V? What direction does the current flow in each branch? (b) What is the power dissipated on each circuit element? How much energy is lost by the 102 resistor in a span of 25 seconds? (c) What voltage does V3 need to be so that the current through the middle branch is zero?

University Physics Volume 2

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Chapter10: Direct-current Circuits

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 69AP: Consider the circuit below. The battery has an emf of = 30.00 V and an internal resistance of r =...

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