College Physics (10th Edition)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780321902788
Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 19, Problem 6P
You want to precut a set of 1.00 Ω strips of 14 gauge copper wire (of diameter 1.628 mm). How long should each strip be?
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