Round Your Answer to Two Decimal Places

question 313

Multiple Choice

Round your answer to two decimal places.
-The current I in an electrical conductor varies inversely as the resistance R of the conductor. The current is 8 amperes when the resistance is 727 ohms. What is the current when the resistance is 899
Ohms? Round to the nearest tenth.

• A) 0.2 amperes
• B) 9.9 amperes
• C) 6.5 amperes
• D) 0.1 amperes

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Definitions:

Opposite Charges

Charges that have different electrical signs, one positive and one negative, which attract each other.

Valence Shell

The outermost shell of an atom that contains the electrons most involved in chemical reactions.

Atom

The smallest unit of a chemical element, consisting of a nucleus of protons and neutrons, surrounded by electrons.

Negative Charge

A type of electrical charge characterized by the presence of more electrons than protons in an atom or molecule.