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Grade 10Electric Current

Three electric bulbs of rating 60 W are joined in series and then connected to electric mains . The power consumed will be ?

Profile image of Rohan
10 Years agoGrade 10
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Profile image of Karthik Kumar
10 Years ago
Let resistance of each bulb is R
then total resistance of 3 bulbs=3R
power=V2/R  =60W for each bulb
when three bulbs connected in series  then power=
V2/(3R)
=(1/3)(V2/R)
=(1/3)(60)
=60/3 =20 W
(voltage is same when one bulb is used or three used)