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Grade 1210 grade science

An electric lamp of 100 Ω, a toaster of resistance. 50 Ω , and a water filter of resistance 500 Ω are connected in parallel to a 220 V source. What is the resistance of an electric iron connected to the same source that takes as much current as all the three appliances, and what is the current through it?

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5 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Harshit Singh
5 Years ago
Dear Student

Resistance of electric lamp =100 ohm
Resistance of a toaster = 50 ohm
Resistance of a water filter = 500 ohm
Potential difference = 220 volt
Total resistance of the three appliances in parallel = 1/R = 1/R1 + 1/R2 + 1/R3
= 1/100 + 1/50 + 1/500
1/R = 5 + 10 + 1/500
1/R = 16/500 = 4/125
= 125/4 = 31.25 ohm
V = I × R
220 = I × 31.25
I = 7.04 amp
Hence current through the electric iron = 7.04 amp.

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