In Figure (a) below, a 10.17 V battery is connected to a resistive strip that consists of three sections with the same cross-sectional areas but different conductivities. Figure (b) gives the electric potential V(x) versus position x along the strip. The horizontal scale is set by x = 8.88 mm. Section 3 has conductivity 3.004 × 107 (Q-m)-1. What is the conductivity of section (a) 1 and (b) 2? (a) Number Units (b) Number i Units V (V) (a) 1 0 (b) x (mm) x=0 x=x

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In Figure (a) below, a 10.17 V battery is connected to a resistive strip that consists of three sections with the same cross-sectional
areas but different conductivities. Figure (b) gives the electric potential V(x) versus position x along the strip. The horizontal scale is set
by x = 8.88 mm. Section 3 has conductivity 3.004 × 107 (Q2-m)-1. What is the conductivity of section (a) 1 and (b) 2?
(a)
(A) A
x=0
V
x=xx
0
(2)
(b)
0
x (mm)
(a) Number i
Units
(b) Number i
Units
xx
Transcribed Image Text:In Figure (a) below, a 10.17 V battery is connected to a resistive strip that consists of three sections with the same cross-sectional areas but different conductivities. Figure (b) gives the electric potential V(x) versus position x along the strip. The horizontal scale is set by x = 8.88 mm. Section 3 has conductivity 3.004 × 107 (Q2-m)-1. What is the conductivity of section (a) 1 and (b) 2? (a) (A) A x=0 V x=xx 0 (2) (b) 0 x (mm) (a) Number i Units (b) Number i Units xx
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