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Two wires are of lengths 1 cm and 2 cm and their diameters are 1 mm and 2 mm respectively. The wires are joined in series and on this combination a potential difference of 4.5 V is applid.If both the wires are made of the same material , determine the terminal potential difference across the shorter wire.

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