A. What is the effect on the current in a wire if the voltage is doubled and the resistance is halved? (Let Ohm's law guide your thinking. Let I0 be the initial current and I be the current after the voltage and the resistance are changed.) Express your answer using three significant figures I/I0= B. What is the effect on the current in a wire if the voltage is halved and the resistance is doubled? Express your answer using three significant figures. I/I0=

A. What is the effect on the current in a wire if the voltage is doubled and the resistance is halved? (Let Ohm's law guide your thinking. Let I0 be the initial current and I be the current after the voltage and the resistance are changed.) Express your answer using three significant figures I/I0= B. What is the effect on the current in a wire if the voltage is halved and the resistance is doubled? Express your answer using three significant figures. I/I0=

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A. What is the effect on the current in a wire if the voltage is doubled and the resistance is halved? (Let Ohm's law guide your thinking. Let I₀ be the initial current and I be the current after the voltage and the resistance are changed.) Express your answer using three significant figures

I/I₀=

B. What is the effect on the current in a wire if the voltage is halved and the resistance is doubled? Express your answer using three significant figures.

I/I₀=

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