Modified Mastering Physics with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Conceptual Integrated Science
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Chapter 7, Problem 81TE
What is the effect on the current in a wire if the voltage is doubled and the resistance is halved? If the voltage is halved and the resistance is doubled? Let Ohm's law guide your thinking.
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