- An electrical heater is labelled 120W, 240V. Calculate;
a) The current through the heating element when the heater is on.
b) The resistance of the element used...(Solved)
An electrical heater is labelled 120W, 240V. Calculate;
a) The current through the heating element when the heater is on.
b) The resistance of the element used in the heater.
Date posted: March 26, 2019. Answers (1)
- An electrical appliance is rated as 240V, 200W. What does this information mean?(Solved)
An electrical appliance is rated as 240V, 200W. What does this information mean?
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- What is power as it relates to electrical energy?(Solved)
What is power as it relates to electrical energy?
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- How many 100W electric irons could be safely connected to a 240V moving circuit fitted with a 13A fuse?(Solved)
How many 100W electric irons could be safely connected to a 240V moving circuit fitted with a 13A fuse?
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- When a current of 2A flows in a resistor for 10 minutes, 15KJ of electrical energy is dissipated. Determine the voltage across the resistor.(Solved)
When a current of 2A flows in a resistor for 10 minutes, 15KJ of electrical energy is dissipated. Determine the voltage across the resistor.
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- An electric bulb rated 40W is operating on 240V mains. Determine the resistance of its filament(Solved)
An electric bulb rated 40W is operating on 240V mains. Determine the resistance of its filament
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- The figure below shows a wave profile. Determine the frequency of the wave.(Solved)
The figure below shows a wave profile. Determine the frequency of the wave.
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- One range of frequencies used in broadcasting varies from 0.5 x 100 Hz to 2.0 x 107 Hz. What is the longest wavelength of this...(Solved)
One range of frequencies used in broadcasting varies from 0.5 x 100 Hz to 2.0 x 107 Hz. What is the longest wavelength of this range? Velocity of light air =3x108/s
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- Explain how you would make a diffraction grating on a piece of glass slide.(Solved)
Explain how you would make a diffraction grating on a piece of glass slide.
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- Using a pulley system, a girl lifts a load of 1800N using an effort of 400N. If the system is 65% efficient, determine the velocity...(Solved)
Using a pulley system, a girl lifts a load of 1800N using an effort of 400N. If the system is 65% efficient, determine the velocity ratio of the system.
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- The figure below shows how the potential Energy (P.E) of a ball thrown vertically upwards.(Solved)
The figure below shows how the potential Energy (P.E) of a ball thrown vertically upwards.
On the same axes, plot a graph of kinetic energy of the ball.
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- The figure below shows a force distance graph for a car being on a horizontal ground(Solved)
The figure below shows a force distance graph for a car being on a horizontal ground
a) Calculate the total work done
b) If the velocity just before reaching point D is 6m/s, calculate the power developed by the agent providing the force at this point.
c) An electric pump can raise water from a lower-level reservoir to the high level reservoir to the high level reservoir at the rate of 3.0 x 105 kg per hour. The vertical height of the water is raised 360m. If the rate of energy loss in form of heat is 200 kW, determine the efficiency of the pump.
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- Sketch a labeled diagram to show how an arrangement of a single pulley may be used to provide a mechanical advantage of 2.(Solved)
Sketch a labeled diagram to show how an arrangement of a single pulley may be used to provide a mechanical advantage of 2.
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- The figure below shows a loaded wheelbarrow. Indicate and label on the diagram three forces acting on the wheelbarrow when a worker is just about...(Solved)
The figure below shows a loaded wheelbarrow. Indicate and label on the diagram three forces acting on the wheelbarrow when a worker is just about to lift the handle.
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- A body has 16 Joules of kinetic energy. What would be its kinetic energy if its velocity was double?(Solved)
A body has 16 Joules of kinetic energy. What would be its kinetic energy if its velocity was double?
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- A workshop has the following simple machines for lifting heavy loads, a wheel and axle, and a movable pulley. The wheel has a diameter of...(Solved)
A workshop has the following simple machines for lifting heavy loads, a wheel and axle, and a movable pulley. The wheel has a diameter of 30cm while the axle has diameter of 3.0cm.
i) Sketch force diagrams to show how each machine works.
ii) Assuming that the machines are perfect. Calculate the mechanical advantage for each of the machines and show which machine is more advantageous in lifting loads.
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- A car of mass 800 kg is initially moving at 25 m/s. Calculate the force needed to bring the car to rest over a distance...(Solved)
A car of mass 800 kg is initially moving at 25 m/s. Calculate the force needed to bring the car to rest over a distance of 20 m.
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- A ball rolls on a table in a straight line. A part from the transitional kinetic energy, state the other form of kinetic energy possessed...(Solved)
A ball rolls on a table in a straight line. A part from the transitional kinetic energy, state the other form of kinetic energy possessed by the ball.
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- A screw advances 1mm when the screw is turned through two revolutions. What is the pitch of the screw?(Solved)
A screw advances 1mm when the screw is turned through two revolutions. What is the pitch of the screw?
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- Suggest two energy changes that accompany the changing of a liquid in a vapour phase.(Solved)
Suggest two energy changes that accompany the changing of a liquid in a vapour phase.
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