Chapter 32: Q. 62 (page 926)

Lightbulbs labeled $40 W, 60 W$ and $100 W$ are connected to a $120 V / 60 H z$ power line as shown in the figure .What is the rate at which energy is dissipated in each bulb?

Short Answer

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The rate at which energy is dissipated in each bulb is

$I = 0.2 A, P_{1} = 14.4 W, P_{2} = 9.6 W$

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Given Information

We have been given that light bulbs of $40 W, 60 W a n d 100 W$ are connected to a $120 V / 60 H z$ powerline and we have to find the rate at which energy is dissipated in each bulb.

Simplification

For the bulb of $40 W$ :

$P_{1} = \frac{V^{2}}{R_{1}}$

For the $60 W$ bulb:

$P_{2} = \frac{V^{2}}{R_{2}}$

$R_{2} = 240 Ω$

The total resistance is:

$600 o h m$

The power dissipation in $40 W$ bulb is:

$P_{d i s_{1}} = 14.4 W$

The power dissipation in bulb is:

$P_{d i s_{2}} = 9.6 W$

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