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A 5.5 kW immersion heater is used to heat water. Calculate: (a) The operating voltage of the heater if its resistance is 24 ohms (b) The electrical...

A 5.5 kW immersion heater is used to heat water. Calculate:
a) The operating voltage of the heater if its resistance is 24?
b) The electrical energy converted to heat energy in 2 hours.

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Moraa
a) P=VI=I2R
I = (2500/24)1/2 =5.2062A
V=IR= 5.2062 * 24 = 241.9488V
b) E = VIt = Pt = 2500*2*60*60 = 1.8 * 27J
OR E= VIt = 241.9488 * 5.2062 * 2 * 60 * 60 = 1.8 * 27J
Moraa orina answered the question on April 10, 2018 at 17:47

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