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Posted by emily on Sunday, February 24, 2013 at 6:40pm.

A 30.343 V emf is placed across a series combination of three resistors (10 Ω, 15.632 Ω,
and 64 Ω).
At what rate is heat generated in the
15.632 Ω resistor?
Answer in units of W

physics - bobpursley, Sunday, February 24, 2013 at 6:48pm
solve for current: current=emf/total resistance.

now, heat rate= current^2 * Resistance

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