Physics of Everyday Phenomena
Physics of Everyday Phenomena
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ISBN: 9781259894008
Author: W. Thomas Griffith, Juliet Brosing Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Explain the two reasons for the reduction in the electric current to the alarm in the smoke detectors when smoke particles are present in the air.

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