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Electrical Energy and Power (Ex)

The document provides examples of calculating electrical energy, power, current, resistance, and efficiency for various electrical devices and circuits. It includes 11 practice problems involving concepts like power consumption of heaters, kettles, lamps and other appliances connected to different voltage supplies. The solutions provided calculate values like energy, current, resistance, power ratios and cost based on given voltage, power ratings, time periods and other specifications.

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Electrical Energy and Power (Ex)

The document provides examples of calculating electrical energy, power, current, resistance, and efficiency for various electrical devices and circuits. It includes 11 practice problems involving concepts like power consumption of heaters, kettles, lamps and other appliances connected to different voltage supplies. The solutions provided calculate values like energy, current, resistance, power ratios and cost based on given voltage, power ratings, time periods and other specifications.

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Analysing electrical energy and power. ( EXERCISES )

1. A current of 5.0 A flows through an electric heater when is connected to the 240 V mains supply. How much heat is released after 2 minutes ? ( A = 144 000 J ) 2. An electric kettle is rated 240 V 1500 W. Calculate the resistance of its heating element and the current at the normal usage. ( A = 38.4 , 6.25 A ) 3. Two resistors 5 and 10 are connected in parallel to a 9 V supply. Calculate : (a) the ratio of the power dissipated in the 5 resistor to the 10 resistor. (b) the output power of the supply. 4. How much electrical energy in joules does a 60 W lamp consume in : (a) 1 minute ? (b) 1 hour ?

( A =2:1 ) ( A = 24.3 W )

( A= 3600 J ) ( A = 216 kJ )

5. What is the maximum power in kilowatts of an appliance that is connected safely to a 13 A 240 V mains socket ? ( 3120 W ) 6. A bulb is labeled 12 V 36 W. (a) Calculate the current flow and the resistance of the bulb when its connected to a 12 V supply. (b) The bulb is the connected to a 6 V supply. (i) what will happen to the bulb ? (ii) calculate the current that flows through the bulb. ( A = 1.5 A ) 7. An electric lamp uses energy at the rate 60 W on a 12 V supply. How much charge passes through the lamp in 1 minute ? ( A = 300 C ) 8. A house supplied by a 240 V power supply. There are six lamps connected in parallel, each rated as 240 V 40 W. What is the current supplied by the power supply ? ( A = 1.0 A ) 9. An electric heater is connected to a 24 V power supply. 18 000 J of energy is used by the electric heater after it is switched on for 1 minute. What is the resistance of the electric heater ? (A=1.92 ) 10. An electric kettle has a power 2000 W and only need 10 minutes 29 seconds to boil up the water. What its efficiency if it has to boil up the 3.6 kg water from 25 C ? ( A = 90.1% ) 11. A steam iron is connected to a 240 V mains. The current flows through it is 3 A. (a) How much power is consumed ? ( A = 720 W ) (b) How much energy has been produced in 60 minutes ? ( A = 2.592 x 106 J ) (c) If the cost of 1 kWh is RM 0.218, how much will it cost to use it for an hour per day for 30 days. ( A = RM 4.71 )

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