subject
Physics, 18.02.2020 17:25 iamsecond235p318rq

You have a string of holiday lights, consisting of 30 bulbs in series. The string of lights is plugged into a wall socket, which we can assume to supply a voltage of 120 V. There is also a fuse ?n series with the light bulbs. The fuse is designed to blow (this means the current cannot flow anymore) ?f the current is greater than or equal to 3.0 A; however, with 30 bulbs the current is only 2.60 A. If a bulb in the string burns out, what happens is that a short circuit is formed that allows the current to bypass the burned- out bulb. The short circuit is a path of negligible resistance, in parallel with the burned-out bulb. This allows the remaining lights to stay on, but at the expense of increasing the current in the circuit, and increasing the chance that more bulbs will burn out. One of the purposes of the fuse is to prevent all the bulbs from burning out. (a) If one bulb bums out, so the string goes from having 30 bulbs in series to 29 bulbs in series, by how much will the current increase? Note that were not asking for the new current. Instead, we?re looking for the difference between the new current and the original current. (b) Note that ?f another bulb bums out, the current will increase by a different amount. Starting with the original 30 bulbs, how many bulbs on the string have to burn out before the fuse blows?

ansver
Answers: 1

Another question on Physics

question
Physics, 22.06.2019 08:30
If an astronaut takes an object to the moon the following is true (choose only one). a the mass will change but the weight will be the same. b both the mass and the weight of the object will be the same. c the weight will change but the mass will be the same. d both the mass and the weight of the object will change.
Answers: 1
question
Physics, 22.06.2019 17:00
Amajor difference radio waves, visible light, and gamma rays is the of the photons, which results in different photon frequencies and wavelengths
Answers: 1
question
Physics, 23.06.2019 02:00
Provides most of the energy used in the world today. question 4 options: wind fossil fuel moving water sunlight
Answers: 1
question
Physics, 23.06.2019 03:00
0.5 kg of silver increases temperature from 0 celsius to 7 celsius when heat is added how much heat energy produced this change in temperature
Answers: 1
You know the right answer?
You have a string of holiday lights, consisting of 30 bulbs in series. The string of lights is plugg...
Questions
question
Biology, 07.01.2021 01:10
question
Mathematics, 07.01.2021 01:10
question
Mathematics, 07.01.2021 01:10
question
English, 07.01.2021 01:10
Questions on the website: 13722360