College Physics
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ISBN: 9780134201962
Author: Randall D. Knight, Brian Jones, Stuart Field
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
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Chapter 26, Problem 4CQ
If a lightbulb is connected to a 120 V, 60 Hz electric outlet, how many limes a second does the bulb reach peak brightness? (This flicker is too fast for you to see.)
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