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11.7 Kirchhoff’s Junction Rule
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Two-loop DC circuit schematic.
Two-loop DC circuit schematic.
A circuit contains two loops connected by a top junction and a bottom junction, as shown in the schematic. The left branch contains an ideal battery of emf \(\mathcal{E}_1 = 16\text{ V}\) in series with resistor \(R_1 = 4\ \Omega\). The middle branch contains resistor \(R_2 = 4\ \Omega\). The right branch contains resistor \(R_3 = 2\ \Omega\) in series with an ideal battery of emf \(\mathcal{E}_2 = 4\text{ V}\) directed upward. What is the potential difference across resistor \(R_3\), and what is the direction of the current through the right-hand branch?

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