When a 1.50V battery is shorted by a copper wire whose resistance can be ignored, the current through the copper wire is 1.53 A. What is the internal resistance of the battery (in Ω)?

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When a 1.50V battery is shorted by a copper wire whose resistance can be ignored, the current through the copper wire is 1.53 A. What is the internal resistance of the battery (in Ω)?

 

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