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Transcribed Image Text:The circuit below consists of a battery and a tungsten wire. As shown in the figure, the tungsten wire has a thin
(small radius) section in the middle. What happens to the current as it moves from the thick section of the wire
to the thin section?
O (a) The current increases.
O (b) The current is zero.
O (c) The current decreases.
O (d) The current is unchanged.
O (e) More information is needed.
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