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A light bulb has resistance of 240 W when operating at 120 V. Find the current in the light bulb

College Physics

10th Edition

ISBN:9781285737027

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter17: Current And Resistance

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 6CQ: Two lightbulbs are each connected to a voltage of 120 V. One has a power of 25 W, the other 100 W....

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A light bulb has resistance of 240 W when operating at 120 V. Find the current in the light bulb.

a. 2.0 A

b. 1.0 A

c. 0.50 A

d. 0.20 A

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