A charge of 30 C passes through a circuit every 5 s. If the circuit can generate 12 W of power, what is the circuit's resistance?

1 Answer
Feb 13, 2016

R=1/3 ohm

Explanation:

"The electric current is determined by:"
I=(Delta Q)/(Delta t)
"I:electric current"
"Q:charge"
"t:time"
I=30/5
I=6A
"P:Power ;R: resistance of circuit"
P=I^2R
12=36*R
R=1/3 ohm