Question 14Which one of the following statements concerning resistors in series is true?The total current through the resistors is the sum of the current through each resistor.The voltage across each resistor is the same.The current through each resistor is the same.O The power dissipated by each resistor is the same.

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Question 14 Which one of the following statements concerning resistors in series is true? The total current through the resistors is the sum of the current through each resistor. O The voltage across each resistor is the same. O The current through each resistor is the same. The power dissipated by each resistor is the same.

Question 14 Which one of the following statements concerning resistors in series is true? The total current through the resistors is the sum of the current through each resistor. O The voltage across each resistor is the same. O The current through each resistor is the same. The power dissipated by each resistor is the same.

University Physics Volume 2

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Chapter9: Current And Resistance

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