The light bulb used in a slide projector draws a current of 4 amperes when operating on 120 volts. (a) What is the bulb's resistance? (b) What is the bulb's power consumption?


(a) 30 ohms, (b) 480 watts

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A) of low wattage. B) of high wattage. C) turned off. D) none of the above

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Suppose we represent Earth with a basketball. On this scale, most of the air in Earth's atmosphere would fit in a layer that is ________

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