College Physics
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780134601823
Author: ETKINA, Eugenia, Planinšič, G. (gorazd), Van Heuvelen, Alan
Publisher: Pearson,
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Chapter 19, Problem 60P
** Electronics detective You need to determine the mass and length of the wire inside a particular electronic device You cannot take the wire out (to measure its length), but you can reach its free ends and connect devices to them. Devise a method to do this by using a battery, ammeter, voltmeter, and micrometer (a device that measures small distances.)
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