Electrical engineers are attempting to maximize the efficiency of an experimental battery cell.They wish to determine the optimum charge rate that will provide the maximum battery capacity.They sample 50 cells and randomly assign five different charge rates to the sample (10 cells for each charge rate).All cells are then discharged at the same rate, with the total battery capacity being recorded in amp-hours.The variable controlled in this experiment is:
A) all experimental battery cells.
B) the different charge rates.
C) the total capacity recorded in amp-hours.
D) the 50 sampled cells.

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The variable controlled in this experiment is the different charge rates. The engineers are testing to see which charge rate provides the maximum battery capacity, so they are manipulating the charge rate variable to determine its effect on the battery capacity. The other options (A, C, and D) are either not directly manipulated or are simply measured as part of the experiment.

Electrical Engineers Are Attempting to Maximize the Efficiency of an Experimental