A string of 25 decorative lights has bulbs rated at 9.0 W and the bulbs are connected

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A string of 25 decorative lights has bulbs rated at 9.0 W and the bulbs are connected in parallel. The string is connected to a 120-V power supply.
(a) What is the resistance of each of these lights?
(b) What is the current through each bulb?
(c) What is the total current coming from the power supply?
(d) The string of bulbs has a fuse that will blow if the current is greater than 2.0 A. How many of the bulbs can you replace with 10.4-W bulbs without blowing the fuse?
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Physics

ISBN: 978-0077339685

2nd edition

Authors: Alan Giambattista, Betty Richardson, Robert Richardson

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