An appliance that uses 1000W of power is connected by 12 gauge (diameter 2.053mm) copper wire to

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An appliance that uses 1000W of power is connected by 12 gauge (diameter 2.053mm) copper wire to a120V (RMS) AC outlet. Estimate the power lost permeter, dPlost/dL, (in W/m) as resistive heating in the wire. (Remember that the wire to the appliance has two separate current-carrying wires in a single sheath.)

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The Physics of Energy

ISBN: 978-1107016651

1st edition

Authors: Robert L. Jaffe, Washington Taylor

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