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State three factors on which the heat produced by an electric current depends. How does it depend on these factors?
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State three factors on which the heat produced by an electric current depends. How does it depend on these factors?
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26/07/2021 3:10 pm
Heat produced by an electric current depends on the following factors:
(i) Heat produced is directly proportional to square of current.
(ii) Heat produced is directly proportional to resistance.
(iii) Heat produced is directly proportional to the time for which current flows.
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