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Title: Energy Transfer Question
Post by: BAH0003 on April 26, 2019, 07:23:39 pm
Hi,

I just needed help with this question and if anyone can explain it with working out that would be great.

Question: A potential difference of 240V is used to generate a current of 5A to heat water for 3 minutes. Calculate the energy transferred to the water in that time?

Thanks
Title: Re: Energy Transfer Question
Post by: Owlbird83 on April 26, 2019, 07:46:04 pm
Hi,

I just needed help with this question and if anyone can explain it with working out that would be great.

Question: A potential difference of 240V is used to generate a current of 5A to heat water for 3 minutes. Calculate the energy transferred to the water in that time?

Thanks

(https://i.imgur.com/gf5J5eF.jpg)

Hope this helps! I subbed the numbers into the power and energy formulas. And remember to convert time to seconds! Also you could probably just do it in one step using P=IVt.
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