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Why are incandescent lights fo inefficient?

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Answer:

Explanation:

Incandescent bulbs are extremely inefficient because 90% of the energy is wasted as heat, with only 10% being converted to visible light. This gives incandescent bulbs a luminous efficiency rating of around 2%. Ultimately, incandescent bulbs perform better as heaters than as light sources.

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3 years ago

A solid block is attached to a spring scale. When the block is suspended in air, the scale reads 21.2 N; when it is completely i

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Answer:

7066kg/m³

Explanation:

The forces in these cases (air and water) are: Fa =mg =ρbVg Fw =(ρb −ρw)Vg where ρw = 1000 kg/m3 is density of water and ρb is density of the block and V is its density. We can find it from this two equations:

Fa /Fw = ρb / (ρb −ρw) ρb = ρw (Fa /Fa −Fw) =1000·(1* 21.2 /21.2 − 18.2)

= 7066kg/m³

Explanation:

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Aconstant current of 3 Afor 4 hours is required to charge an automotive battery. If the terminal voltage is V, where t is in hou

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Answer:

(a) 43.2 kC

(b) 0.012V kWh

(c) 0.108V cents

Explanation:

<u>Given:</u>

i = current flow = 3 A
t = time interval for which the current flow = $4\ h = 4\times 3600\ s = 14400\ s$
V = terminal voltage of the battery
R = rate of energy = 9 cents/kWh

<u>Assume:</u>

Q = charge transported as a result of charging
E = energy expended
C = cost of charging

Part (a):

We know that the charge flow rate is the electric current flow through a wire.

$\therefore i = \dfrac{Q}{t}\\\Rightarrow Q =it\\\Rightarrow Q = 3\times 14400\\\Rightarrow Q = 43200\ C\\\Rightarrow Q = 43.200\ kC\\$

Hence, 43.2 kC of charge is transported as a result of charging.

Part (b):

We know the electrical energy dissipated due to current flow across a voltage drop for a time interval is given by:

$E = Vit\\\Rightarrow E = V\times 3\times 4\\\Rightarrow E = 12V\ Wh\\\Rightarrow E = 0.012V\ kWh\\$

Hence, 0.012V kWh is expended in charging the battery.

Part (c):

We know that the energy cost is equal to the product of energy expended and the rate of energy.

$\therefore \textrm{Cost}=\textrm{Energy}\times \textrm{Rate}\\\Rightarrow C = ER\\\Rightarrow C = 0.012V\times 9\\\Rightarrow C =0.108V\ cents$

Hence, 0.108V cents is the charging cost of the battery.

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4 years ago

A copper cable needs to carry a current of 160 A with a power loss of only 2.0 W/m. What is the required radius of the copper ca

lesantik [10]

Answer:

The radius of the cable is 0.0083 m or 8.3 mm.

Explanation:

The resistance of copper cable of 1 meter length will be given by

$R_{cable} = \frac{\rho \times l}{a}$ .... (i)

where the resistivity of copper is $\rho = 1.7 \times 10^{-8} \Omega.m$ , and l is the length of the wire which is considered to be 1m, and a is the cross sectional area of the wire in $m^{2}$ .