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Problem: When the switch S in the figure is closed, the reading of the voltmeter V willa. increase.b. decrease.c stay the same.

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From Ohm's law:

V=iR, where V is voltage, i is current, and R is resistance.

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When the switch S in the figure is closed, the reading of the voltmeter V will

a. increase.

b. decrease.

c stay the same.

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