A piece of Nichrome wire has a radius of 5.5 x 10-4 m. It is used in a laboratory to make a heater that dissipates 3.10×10² W of power when connected to a voltage source of 130 V. Ignoring the effect of temperature on resistance, estimate the necessary length of wire.
A piece of Nichrome wire has a radius of 5.5 x 10-4 m. It is used in a laboratory to make a heater that dissipates 3.10×10² W of power when connected to a voltage source of 130 V. Ignoring the effect of temperature on resistance, estimate the necessary length of wire.
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![A piece of Nichrome wire has a radius of 5.5 x 10-4 m.
It is used in a laboratory to make a heater that
dissipates 3.10×10² W of power when connected to
a voltage source of 130 V. Ignoring the effect of
temperature on resistance, estimate the necessary
length of wire.
Number i
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Transcribed Image Text:A piece of Nichrome wire has a radius of 5.5 x 10-4 m.
It is used in a laboratory to make a heater that
dissipates 3.10×10² W of power when connected to
a voltage source of 130 V. Ignoring the effect of
temperature on resistance, estimate the necessary
length of wire.
Number i
Units
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