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What is the power in a circuit if the current is 5 amps and the total resistance is 125 ohms?
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∙ 14y ago
Ohm's Law: Voltage is current times resistance.
4 amperes times 125 ohms equals 500 volts.
Power Law: Watts is voltage times current
4 amperes times 500 volts equals 2000 watts.
WARNING: This is a lot of power. Do not attempt to duplicate this in the lab
without the proper equipment as there is great risk of fire.
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Power dissipated by a resistance = (current)2 x (resistance) = (4)2 x (125) = 2000 W.
As the first contributor noted, this is a healthy amount of power dissipation. It's not
necessarily dangerous if you're prepared for it . . . hair dryers, toasters, baseboard
heaters, electric stoves and furnaces do it every day. But if you're in the engineering
lab playing with a power supply and a bagful of 1/2-watt resistors, then things will not
work out as the math predicts, since the resistors are likely to explode catastrophically
before you have a chance to read the ammeter.
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∙ 12y ago
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In a parallel ac circuit is the current additive?
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