Consider a 250 W room heater that operates on 120 V AC. P = 250 W. What is the maximum current, in amperes, through the room heater?
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Given P = 250 W and V = 120 V, we have: 250 = 120 * I Solving for I: I = 250 / 120 I = 2.083 A Show more…
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