An electric appliance is rated 120 V, 5A, 500 W. The first two are rms values; the

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An electric appliance is rated 120 V, 5A, 500 W. The first two are rms values; the third is the average power consumption. Why is the power not 600 W (= 120 V × 5 A)?
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Physics

ISBN: 978-0077339685

2nd edition

Authors: Alan Giambattista, Betty Richardson, Robert Richardson

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