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Which device could you use in a circuit to limit or reduce the electric current?

A. Transistor
B. Capacitor
C. Battery
D. Resistor

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D. A resistor is the correct answer
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D Resistor

A resistor provides resistance

If we use Resistance x Current = Voltage

If resistance increases as we put in a resistor, then current must decrease as voltage must stay the same (if we look at Kirchhoff’s second law: emf(in voltage) in = emf out)