Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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Chapter 19 - DC Circuits - General Problems - Page 556: 70

Answer

8 mA

Work Step by Step

For resistors in series, the equivalent resistance is their sum. The current in the entire circuit, and in the patient, is the source voltage divided by the equivalent resistance that it “sees”: $I=\frac{\epsilon}{R_{eq}}$. $$I=\frac{240V}{10^4\Omega+10^4\Omega +10^4\Omega }=8\times10^{-3}A$$
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