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JEE Main 2024 — 8 April, Shift 2 — Question 51

A heater is designed to operate with a power of 1000 W in a 100 V line. It is connected in combination with a resistance of 10Ω10 \Omega and a resistance R, to a 100 V mains as shown in figure. For the heater to operate at 62.5 W , the value of R should be \qquad Ω\Omega.

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Answer: 5

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Step-by-step solution

Rheater =V2P=(100)21000=10Ω\mathrm{R}_{\text {heater }}=\frac{\mathrm{V}^{2}}{\mathrm{P}}=\frac{(100)^{2}}{1000}=10 \Omega

For heater P=V2R⇒V=PRP=\frac{V^{2}}{R} \Rightarrow V=\sqrt{P R} V=62.5×10\mathrm{V}=\sqrt{62.5 \times 10}

V=25v\mathrm{V}=25 \mathrm{v}

i1=7510=7.5 A,iH=2510=2.5 A\mathrm{i}_{1}=\frac{75}{10}=7.5 \mathrm{~A}, \quad \mathrm{i}_{\mathrm{H}}=\frac{25}{10}=2.5 \mathrm{~A}. iR=i1−iH=5\mathrm{i}_{\mathrm{R}}=\mathrm{i}_{1}-\mathrm{i}_{\mathrm{H}}=5

V=IR\mathrm{V}=\mathrm{IR}

R=255=5Ω\mathrm{R}=\frac{25}{5}=5 \Omega

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Exam
JEE Main 2024
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Current Electricity
Topic
Heating Effects of Current and Thermal Powe