A charge of $24 C$ $24 C$ passes through a circuit every $9 s$ $9 s$ . If the circuit can generate $16 W$ $16 W$ of power, what is the circuit's resistance?

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Answer 1 · 2016-03-29T19:06:41

$R = 2, 25 O h m$ $R=2,25 " "Ohm$

$the electric current is given as:$ $"the electric current is given as:"$
$I=(Delta Q)/(Delta t)$

$Delta Q=24 C" "Delta t=9 " s"$

$I=24/9=8/3 " "A$

$"P=Power R:Resistance"$

$P=I^2*R$
$16=(8/3)^2*R$

$cancel(16)=cancel(64)/9*R$

$R=9/4$

$R=2,25 " "Ohm$

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