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Delicious77 [7]
3 years ago
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A 60-W, 120-V light bulb and a 200-W, 120-V light bulb are connected in series across a 240-V line. Assume that the resistance o

f each bulb does not vary with current. (Note: This description of a light bulb gives the power it dissipates when connected to the stated potential difference; that is, a 25-W, 120-V light bulb dissipates 25 W when connected to a 120-V line.) A. Find the current through the bulbs. B. Find the power dissipated in the 60 W bulb. C. Find the power dissipated in the 200 W bulb. D. One bulb burns out very quickly. Which one? 60-W bulb, 200-W bulb.
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1 answer:
gulaghasi [49]3 years ago
7 0

A. 0.77 A

Using the relationship:

P=\frac{V^2}{R}

where P is the power, V is the voltage, and R the resistance, we can find the resistance of each bulb.

For the first light bulb, P = 60 W and V = 120 V, so the resistance is

R_1=\frac{V^2}{P}=\frac{(120 V)^2}{60 W}=240 \Omega

For the second light bulb, P = 200 W and V = 120 V, so the resistance is

R_1=\frac{V^2}{P}=\frac{(120 V)^2}{200 W}=72 \Omega

The two light bulbs are connected in series, so their equivalent resistance is

R=R_1 + R_2 = 240 \Omega + 72 \Omega =312 \Omega

The two light bulbs are connected to a voltage of

V  = 240 V

So we can find the current through the two bulbs by using Ohm's law:

I=\frac{V}{R}=\frac{240 V}{312 \Omega}=0.77 A

B. 142.3 W

The power dissipated in the first bulb is given by:

P_1=I^2 R_1

where

I = 0.77 A is the current

R_1 = 240 \Omega is the resistance of the bulb

Substituting numbers, we get

P_1 = (0.77 A)^2 (240 \Omega)=142.3 W

C. 42.7 W

The power dissipated in the second bulb is given by:

P_2=I^2 R_2

where

I = 0.77 A is the current

R_2 = 72 \Omega is the resistance of the bulb

Substituting numbers, we get

P_2 = (0.77 A)^2 (72 \Omega)=42.7 W

D. The 60-W bulb burns out very quickly

The power dissipated by the resistance of each light bulb is equal to:

P=\frac{E}{t}

where

E is the amount of energy dissipated

t is the time interval

From part B and C we see that the 60 W bulb dissipates more power (142.3 W) than the 200-W bulb (42.7 W). This means that the first bulb dissipates energy faster than the second bulb, so it also burns out faster.

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