Power: If we double the resistance in a circuit but keep the current in it constant, the power dissipated by that circuit will

A. be four times as great.
B. be two times as great.
C. be one-half as great.
D. be one-fourth as great.


Answer: B

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Two long bar magnets are aligned so that north poles face each other. The magnets are separated by 1 cm, and a repulsive force between the north poles is 0.04 N. When the separation is increased to 2 cm the force will be

A. 0.020 N. B. 0.050 N. C. 0.40 N. D. 0.025 N. E. 0.010 N.

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Magnetic Field of a Long Wire: A high power line carries a current of 1.0 kA. What is the strength of the magnetic field this line produces at the ground, 10 m away? (?0 = 4? × 10-7 T ? m/A)

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