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Energy and Power From Electrical Sources

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Mastering Physics

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Fig. 25.1 shows a power supply connected in series to a small piece of resistance wire XY, a variable resistor and an ammeter. The potential difference across the wire can be measured using the voltmeter.

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© 1984 H. J. P. Keighley, F. R. McKim, A. Clark and M. J. Harrison

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Keighley, H.J.P., McKim, F.R., Clark, A., Harrison, M.J. (1984). Energy and Power From Electrical Sources. In: Mastering Physics. Macmillan Master Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-07381-8_25

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