A Nichrome heater dissipates 500 W when the appliedpotential difference is 110 V and the wire temperature is 800 C.What would be the dissipation rate if the wire temperature wereheld at 200 C by immersing the wire in a bath of cooling oil? Theapplied potential difference remains the same, and a for Nichromeat 800 C is 4.0 * 10-4 K-1.

A Nichrome heater dissipates 500 W when the appliedpotential difference is 110 V and the wire temperature is 800 C.What would be the dissipation rate if the wire temperature wereheld at 200 C by immersing the wire in a bath of cooling oil? Theapplied potential difference remains the same, and a for Nichromeat 800 C is 4.0 * 10-4 K-1.

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