8. Consider this home wiring diagram we looked at during class. Voltage is provided at 120...

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8. Consider this home wiring diagram we looked at during class. Voltage is provided at 120 V. Just consider the top circuit loop, with three outlets and one light switch. Each of these loads represents a resistor, and they are connected in parallel. Fuse Outlets Main fuse Fuse (n) Hot Light line eee Switch Neutral line Hot Light line Outlets feeet Switch Neutral Meter Ground Copyright Addison Wesley Longman, Inc. line a. Remember Kirchhoff's rule for loops: the change in voltage around any closed loop must be zero. Suppose the light switch turns on a giant chandelier rated at 240 W. What is the current flowing through the chandelier? What is the resistance of the chandelier? b. Suppose the first outlet has nothing plugged into it, the second has a clock with a resistance of 100 2, and the third has a TV with a resistance of 30 2. What is the total effective resistance of all the outlets together? c. What is the current flowing to each outlet? d. The fuse in the circuit loop will trip once total current exceeds 15 A. Kirchhoff's rule for junctions says that the total current flowing through the circuit will equal the sum of the currents flowing through individual resistors connected in parallel. Now suppose you plug in a 1000 W hair dryer while your clock, TV, and lights are on. Are you going to trip the fuse? 8. Consider this home wiring diagram we looked at during class. Voltage is provided at 120 V. Just consider the top circuit loop, with three outlets and one light switch. Each of these loads represents a resistor, and they are connected in parallel. Fuse Outlets Main fuse Fuse (n) Hot Light line eee Switch Neutral line Hot Light line Outlets feeet Switch Neutral Meter Ground Copyright Addison Wesley Longman, Inc. line a. Remember Kirchhoff's rule for loops: the change in voltage around any closed loop must be zero. Suppose the light switch turns on a giant chandelier rated at 240 W. What is the current flowing through the chandelier? What is the resistance of the chandelier? b. Suppose the first outlet has nothing plugged into it, the second has a clock with a resistance of 100 2, and the third has a TV with a resistance of 30 2. What is the total effective resistance of all the outlets together? c. What is the current flowing to each outlet? d. The fuse in the circuit loop will trip once total current exceeds 15 A. Kirchhoff's rule for junctions says that the total current flowing through the circuit will equal the sum of the currents flowing through individual resistors connected in parallel. Now suppose you plug in a 1000 W hair dryer while your clock, TV, and lights are on. Are you going to trip the fuse?

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Given V120volts Light Rating 240W a VI240 I2401202A VIR120260 Current through chandeli... View the full answer