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An ideal transformer has 10 times more secondary turns than primary turns. What does it do to voltage?

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  1. Steps it down to one tenth
  2. Leaves it the same but raises current
  3. Steps it up 10 times

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  1. OpenStax College Physics 2e, 23.7 Transformers openstax.org/books/college-physics-2e/pages/23-7-transformers Checked 2026-10-10.

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