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An electric device consumes 8640 J of energy in 30 min, while operating at 24 V. Calculate the current drawn by the device.

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An electric device consumes 8640 J of energy in 30 min, while operating at 24 V. Calculate the current drawn by the device.

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Solution

Energy = 8640 J; time = 30 min = 1800 s; voltage = 24 V

\[E = V \times I \times t\]

\[I = \frac{E}{V \times t}\]

\[= \frac{8640}{24 \times 1800}\]

\[= \frac{8640}{43200}\]

\[= 0.2 \text{ A}\]

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Chapter 8: Electric Energy, Power and Household Circuits - NUMERICAL PROBLEMS ON ELECTRIC ENERGY [Page 180]

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Goyal Brothers Prakashan A New Approach to ICSE Physics [English] Class 10
Chapter 8 Electric Energy, Power and Household Circuits
NUMERICAL PROBLEMS ON ELECTRIC ENERGY | Q 2. | Page 180
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