Physics Laboratory Experiments
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Author: Jerry D. Wilson, Cecilia A. Hernández-Hall
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Suppose that the slide-wire on the bridge did not have a uniform cross section. How would this affect your measurements? Was there any experimental evidence of this?
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