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AP Physics C: E&M
11.7 Kirchhoff’s Junction Rule
11.5 Compound Direct Current Circuits
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A schematic diagram showing a portion of an infinite two-dimensional square grid of identical resistors. Each grid segment represents a resistor labeled R. Two adjacent junction nodes near the center are prominently labeled A and B, connected directly by a single horizontal resistor R. An arrow labeled I points into node A from an external current source, and an arrow labeled I points out of node B to an external sink. Dashed lines extend outward from the outer boundaries of the drawn grid in all four directions to indicate that the grid extends infinitely. No other labels, text, or construction lines appear.
A portion of an infinite 2D square resistor grid with current I entering node A and exiting node B.
An infinite two-dimensional square grid is constructed with identical resistors, each of resistance \(R\), connected at every junction node. A battery supplies a net current \(I\) that enters the grid at node \(A\) and exits at an adjacent node \(B\). Which of the following claims correctly gives the equivalent resistance \(R_{eq}\) between nodes \(A\) and \(B\), along with the correct physical justification?

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