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JEE Main 2022Current Electricity Question with Solution

From: JEE Main 2022 (Online) 28th July Evening Shift

Question

An electrical bulb rated 220 V, 100 W, is connected in series with another bulb rated 220 V, 60 W. If the voltage across combination is 220 V, the power consumed by the 100 W bulb will be about _______ W.

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Show full solutionCorrect answer: 37.5
Correct answer
37.5

Step-by-step explanation

This power developed is proportional to resistance.

So,

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