Essential University Physics
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Chapter 25.2, Problem 25.2GI
Rank front highest to lowest the voltages across the identical resistors R at the top of each circuit shown, and give the actual voltage for each. In (a) the second resistor has the same resistance R, and in (b) the gap is an open circuit (infinite resistance).
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