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A lamp will only operate at its rated power at its rated voltage. So if you connected a 230-V lamp to a 110-V supply, its brightness would be very low. It does not matter whether the supply is AC or DC; a lamp would have the same brilliance at 230 V (AC) as at 230 V (DC).

As a rule of thumb for fixed-value resistances, a 10% drop in voltage results in a 19% drop in power.

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A typical light bulb in your house is rated 60 W which means that the bulb dissipates 60 W when connected to a DC voltage of 110 V What is the currrent?

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How much current flows in a 75-walt's light-bulb connected to a 110 voltage wall outlet?

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The current in the light bulb will be greater when connected to the 200-v source compared to the 110-v circuit, assuming the resistance of the light bulb remains constant. This is because current is directly proportional to voltage in an electrical circuit according to Ohm's Law (I = V/R), so a higher voltage will result in a greater current flow through the bulb.


When connected to a 110-volt power supply how much current does a light bulb draw when it has a resistance of 220-ohms?

The formulas you are looking for is I = E/R.


What will happen if 110 vac motor connected with 230 vac?

It will burn due excess current .


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