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Grade 12Electric Current

an electric heater takes current of 4 amp from a 250V supply when operating normally, how much time is taken by the heater to convert 400000 J of electrical energy?

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9 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of deepak
9 Years ago
power = energy per unit time
also,
 we know that power = I2R =IV
hence power given out by the circuit= 4 x 250 =1000 J/s
let the time taken to accumulate the required energy of 4,00,000J be t
then, by the formula power = energy / time
=> t= 400000/1000 = 400 seconds
 
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