6. The filament of a 240 V metal filament lamp is to be connected from a wire having a diameter of 0.02 mm and a resistivity at 20 C of 4.3 micro ohms - cm and temperature coefficient at 20•C is 0.005/ °C, what length of filament is necessary if the lamp is to dissipate 60 watts at a filament tempearture of 2420•C

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6. The filament of a 240 V metal filament lamp is to be connected from a wire having a
diameter of 0.02 mm and a resistivity at 20 °C of 4.3 micro ohms – cm and temperature
coefficient at 20 °C is 0.005/•C, what length of filament is necessary if the lamp is to
dissipate 60 watts at a filament tempearture of 2420 °C
Transcribed Image Text:6. The filament of a 240 V metal filament lamp is to be connected from a wire having a diameter of 0.02 mm and a resistivity at 20 °C of 4.3 micro ohms – cm and temperature coefficient at 20 °C is 0.005/•C, what length of filament is necessary if the lamp is to dissipate 60 watts at a filament tempearture of 2420 °C
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