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I[A] = U[V] / R[ohms] (Ohm's law)

so, 200V / 100ohms = 2A.

Incidentally, that resistor needs to do something about the 400W of power it needs to handle (2A * 200V = 400W)... ;-)

Unless, of course, it's a resistive wire, and the whole device is an electric heater... Then I guess it doesn't need to worry about the extra heat. Still, that's 48Ahours (or 9.6kWh) in a day, right there. That's $46.59 just in power costs for running that thing for 30 days straight, in California.

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