A 560-W heating coil designed to operate from 110 V is made of Nichrome wire 0.640 mm in diameter. (Assume p 1.50 x 10-6 Q• m, and a = 4.000 × 10-4(°C)-1 for Nichrome.) (a) Assuming the resistivity of the Nichrome remains constant at its 20.0°C value, find the length of wire used.

A 560-W heating coil designed to operate from 110 V is made of Nichrome wire 0.640 mm in diameter. (Assume p 1.50 x 10-6 Q• m, and a = 4.000 × 10-4(°C)-1 for Nichrome.) (a) Assuming the resistivity of the Nichrome remains constant at its 20.0°C value, find the length of wire used.

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A 560-W heating coil designed to operate from 110 V is made of Nichrome
wire 0.640 mm in diameter. (Assume p
1.50 x 10-6 Q• m, and
a = 4.000 × 10-4(°C)-1 for Nichrome.)
(a) Assuming the resistivity of the Nichrome remains constant at its
20.0°C value, find the length of wire used.

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