Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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ISBN: 9781259587399
Author: Eugene Hecht
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 26, Problem 33SP
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The internal resistance of a dry cell that has an open circuit voltage of 1.59 V, a terminal voltage of 1.41 V, and a supply current of 2 A.

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