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JEE Main 2021Current Electricity Question with Solution

From: JEE Main 2021 (Online) 31st August Evening Shift

Question

A resistor dissipates 192 J of energy in 1s when a current of 4A is passed through it. Now, when the current is doubled, the amount of thermal energy dissipated in 5s in _________ J.

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Show full solutionCorrect answer: 3840
Correct answer
3840

Step-by-step explanation

E = i2Rt

192 = 16 (R) (1)

R = 12

E1 = (8)2 (12) (5)

= 3840 J

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