Rarefaction is the decrease in pressure of a medium, in which the density of the particles is reduced (they are "spread apart.") Compression is consequently the opposite, the point of highest pressure. Pitch amplitude refers to the intensity of the wave (the difference in pressure between the points of compression and those of rarefaction.
Answer:
(a) The power wasted for 0.289 cm wire diameter is 15.93 W
(b) The power wasted for 0.417 cm wire diameter is 7.61 W
Explanation:
Given;
diameter of the wire, d = 0.289 cm = 0.00289 m
voltage of the wire, V = 120 V
Power drawn, P = 1850 W
The resistivity of the wire, ρ = 1.68 x 10⁻⁸ Ω⋅m
Area of the wire;
A = πd²/4
A = (π x 0.00289²) / 4
A = 6.561 x 10⁻⁶ m²
(a) At 26 m of this wire, the resistance of the is
R = ρL / A
R = (1.68 x 10⁻⁸ x 26) / 6.561 x 10⁻⁶
R = 0.067 Ω
Current in the wire is calculated as;
P = IV
I = P / V
I = 1850 / 120
I = 15.417 A
Power wasted = I²R
Power wasted = (15.417²)(0.067)
Power wasted = 15.93 W
(b) when a diameter of 0.417 cm is used instead;
d = 0.417 cm = 0.00417 m
A = πd²/4
A = (π x 0.00417²) / 4
A = 1.366 x 10⁻⁵ m²
Resistance of the wire at 26 m length of wire and 1.366 x 10⁻⁵ m² area;
R = ρL / A
R = (1.68 x 10⁻⁸ x 26) / 1.366 x 10⁻⁵
R = 0.032 Ω
Power wasted = I²R
Power wasted = (15.417²)(0.032)
Power wasted = 7.61 W
Answer:
Explanation:
3. The word circuit means "go around", therefore a circuit is a pathway or closed path around which electricity (or water) flows.
4. Electrons flowing through a wire can be compared to water flowing through a hose. Once the flow of electrons or water is going, work, is performed.
5. You would get shocked in a bumper car by touching the floor and the ceiling at the same time. This means you are completing the circuit allowing electricity to flow.
6. Electricity from a wall outlet has enough energy to stop your
heart.
7. Electricity is the flow of electrons, because electrons move or jump from atom to atom.
8. Materials that allow electrons to move easily from atom to atom are called conductors.
9. Materials that do not allow electrons to flow easily are called insulators.
10. Semi- conductors are materials that are somewhere in between
.
11. Voltage is the force or pressure of electricity and is compared to the amount of water pressure in a hose.
12. Current (amps
) is the amount of electricity and is compared to the amount of water in a hose
.
13. Watts (power) is the term for work performed by electricity.
