a) Briefly explain the power rating of a resistor b) Carbon composition resistors are available with power rating of '/8 W, 4 W, 2 W, 1 and 2 W. Given the circuit values of voltage, current, and/or resistance in each of the following. Determine the minimum power rating that the carbon composition resistor can have. i. R = 10 2 V = 4 V i. R = 1.5 k. | = 20 mA iii. V = 50 mV | = 0.2 A

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a) Briefly explain the power rating of a resistor
b) Carbon composition resistors are available with power rating of /8 W, ¼ W, ½ W,
and 2 W. Given the circuit values of voltage, current, and/or resistance in each of the
following. Determine the minimum power rating that the carbon composition resistor
can have.
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i.
R = 10 2
V = 4 V
|= 20 mA
ii.
R = 1.5 k.
ii. V = 50 mV
| = 0.2 A
2.
Transcribed Image Text:a) Briefly explain the power rating of a resistor b) Carbon composition resistors are available with power rating of /8 W, ¼ W, ½ W, and 2 W. Given the circuit values of voltage, current, and/or resistance in each of the following. Determine the minimum power rating that the carbon composition resistor can have. 1 i. R = 10 2 V = 4 V |= 20 mA ii. R = 1.5 k. ii. V = 50 mV | = 0.2 A 2.
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