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A 2.0-m length of wire is made by welding the end of a 120-cm-long silver wire to the end of an 80-cm-long copper wire. Each piece of wire is 0.60 mm in diameter. The wire is at room temperature, so the resistivities are as given in Table 25.1. A potential difference of 9.0 V is maintained between the ends of the 2.0-m composite wire. What is (a) the current in the copper section; (b) the current in the silver section: (c) the magnitude of
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