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(3) A 240 volt electric water heater "pulls" a current of 15.8 A. Determine the power used by, and the overall resistance of, the water heater.

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Chapter20: Electric Current, Resistance, And Ohm's Law

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Problem 10CQ: Does the resistance of an object depend on the path current takes through it? Consider, for example,...

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