6 Questions
What equation can be used to calculate power consumption in a circuit?
Power = Voltage squared / Resistance
How is power consumption related to the heat generated in a circuit?
Power consumption leads to energy conversion into heat
What happens to the energy lost by electrons in a circuit?
It is dissipated as heat
In a circuit with a 10 ohm resistor and a 5 ohm resistor, what is the total resistance?
15 ohms
If the current in a circuit is 0.9 amps and the resistance is 10 ohms, what is the power consumption?
8.1 watts
What effect does increasing the number of resistors in a circuit have on power consumption?
Increases power consumption
Understand how to measure power consumption in series circuits using equations like power equals voltage squared divided by resistance or power equals voltage multiplied by current. Learn about how resistors consume power by converting electrical energy into heat.
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