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A series circuit has a lamp, a battery, an ammeter and a switch. What would the ammeter read

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the ammeter would read the current flowing in the circuit
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When the switch is open, the ammeter reads zero. When the switch is closed, the meter reads a number that's (battery voltage) divided by (resistance of the lamp), and the lamp glows.
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