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3 years ago

A current of 15.0 A flows through an electric heater operating on 120 V. Compute the power consumption of the electric heater.

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Rzqust [24]3 years ago

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Answer:

There will be 1800 W power consumption in heater

Explanation:

We have given current flowing in the heater I = 15 A

Voltage on which heater is operating V = 120 volt

We have to find the power consumption in the heater

We know that power consumption is given by P = VI

So power consumption in heater = 120 × 15 = 1800 W

So there will be 1800 W power consumption in heater

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