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What is the current in a circuit that is powered by a 1.5 Vbattery and connected in series by a 3.0 2 resistor and a5.0 2 resistor?A. 7.5 AB. 12.0 AC. 5.3 AD. 0.19 A
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What is the current in a circuit that is powered by a 1.5 Vbattery and connected in series by a 3.0 2 resistor and a5.0 2 resistor?A. 7.5 AB. 12.0 AC. 5.3 AD. 0.19 A

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We will use the formula of the law of Ohm


V=RI

where V is the voltage, R the resistance, I is the current

in our case

V=1.5V

Because the resistors are in serie

R = 3+5= 8 ohms

we substitute the values


I=(1.5)/(8)=0.1875=0.19A

therefore the answer is D.

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