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A physics student claims that if you connect a resistor to a 12 V battery, then the potential difference drop across the resistor is exactly 12 V. This statement is suspect because: The circuit must be closed for this to occur. The second law of thermodynamics does not allow this. To connect the circuit, you must include wires, and those have a resistance. The student has been wrong before.