Principles Of Electric Circuits
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Author: Floyd, Thomas L.
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Chapter 5, Problem 60P
A string of five series resistors is connected across a 12 V battery. Zero volts is measured across all of the resistors except R2. What is wrong with the circuit? What voltage will be measured across R2?
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