Chapter 27: Q38P (page 797)
The figure shows a section of a circuit. The resistances are , and , and the indicated current is . The electric potential difference between points A and B that connect the section to the rest of the circuit is . (a) Is the device represented by 鈥淏ox鈥 absorbing or providing energy to the circuit, and (b) At what rate?
Short Answer
(a) The device represented by 鈥淏ox鈥 is providing energy.
(b) The rate of the energy is .
