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Question
State the law that explains the heating effect of current with respect to the measurable properties in an electrical circuit.
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Solution
Joule's law of heating states that the heat dissipated across a resistor is directly proportional to:
- The square of the current flowing through it.
- The resistance of the conductor.
- Duration of the flow of current.
H = `"I"^2 "Rt"`
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