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Chapter 21, Problem 51PE
Suppose you measure the terminal voltage of a 3.2G0-V lithium cell having an internal resistance of 5.00 Ω by placing a 1.00-k Ω voltmeter across its terminals, (a) What current flows? (b) Find the terminal voltage, (c) To see how close the measured terminal voltage is to the emf, calculate their ratio.
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