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2 Answers
Apr 10, 2018

The equivalent voltage is =4V

Explanation:

The batteries are in series, but the third one is reversed

The voltage of each battery is E=2V

Therefore,

The voltage of the combination is

Ec=3EE=322=62=4V

Apr 10, 2018

4V

Explanation:

There is 2V across each battery.

For combination circuits, you simply compute a weighted sum, where the directionality of each battery gives it a positive or negative value.

If we take left-to-right ()(+) to be the positive configuration, then left-to-right (+)() will be the negative configuration.

With the combination given, the first battery is +2V. The second battery is +2V. The third battery is 2V. The fourth battery is +2V.

Summing:

2+22+2=62=4V

Hence the equivalent potential difference is 4V.