4. Two batteries in series are bucking each other with a resistor. The current and battery voltages?

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4. Two batteries in series are bucking each other with a resistor. The current and battery voltages?

2007-08-20 12:52:16 · 1 answers · asked by jessica b 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering

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If the batteries are absolutely identical, then there will be zero current in the resistor.

If one battery is slightly higher in voltage, then the difference in voltages, divided by the resistance of the resistor, will be the current: (Vlarger-Vsmaller) / R = I

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2007-08-20 13:11:28 · answer #1 · answered by tlbs101 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋