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Relationship among potential difference, current, and resistance (18-9)

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Potential difference between the ends of a wire
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Equation 18­-9 says the potential difference, or voltage, V required to produce a current i in a wire is proportional to i and to the resistance of the wire. The greater the resistance, the greater the voltage required for a given current.