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# The Potential Difference Applied Across a Given Resistor is Altered So that the Heat Produced per Second Increases by a Factor of 9. by What Factor Does the Applied Potential Difference Change? - PUC Karnataka Science Class 12 - Physics

#### Question

The potential difference applied across a given resistor is altered so that the heat produced per second increases by a factor of 9. By what factor does the applied potential difference change?

#### Solution

We know, the heat (H) produced across a resistor in time t due to flow of current (I) through it is

H =V^2/Rt

where, V is the potential difference applied across resistor R which gives current I.

Therefore, heat produced per second is

H/t =V^2/R

⇒V^2 prop H or V prop sqrtH     ...(i)

Now when the potential difference is altered from V to say V', then the heat produced per second increases by factor of 9

⇒V' prop sqrt(9H)

or V' prop 3sqrtH     ...(ii)

Dividing (i) by (ii), we get

(V')/V = (3sqrtH)/sqrtH

⇒V' = 3 V

Hence, the potential difference changes by a factor of 3.

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