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A physical science student is studying Ohm's law and builds a circuit. There are three resistors in the series circuit, and each has a resistance of 10 Ω. What is the total resistance in the circuit?

10 Ω
20 Ω
30 Ω
100 Ω

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Answer: 30 ohms

Step-by-step explanation:

It's a series circuit, so you add the 3 individual resistors.

10 + 10 + 10 = 30 Ohms total resistance in the circuit

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