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A heating element is to be constructed from a piece of wire

Last updated: 6/11/2023

A heating element is to be constructed from a piece of wire

A heating element is to be constructed from a piece of wire of resistance 600 22 by cutting the wire into a number of pieces of equal lengths and joining these pieces in parallel with a constant voltage source of 240 V The current through each element cannot exceed 2A The maximum power that can be dissipated through such a heating element is A 180W B 1 2kW C 2 4 kW D 3kW