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MCAT

Unit 8: Lesson 14

Current and resistance
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MCAT
Foundation 4: Physical processes
Current and resistance
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Current and resistance questions

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Suppose two parallel plates are inserted into a solution, and the current that passes between them for a known potential difference is used to measure the electrolytic resistivity of the solution. How would this resistivity change if the area of both of the two plates was doubled, at a fixed separation distance?
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