Calculate Coulombs Law: Charge, Current, and Power in Electrical Circuits

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The discussion revolves around applying Coulomb's Law and related concepts in electrical circuits, specifically focusing on charge, current, and power calculations. The original poster presents multiple questions involving the conversion of microcoulombs to coulombs, current calculations, and power in a kettle and an electric bar fire.

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  • Participants discuss the relationships between charge, current, and power, referencing formulas for current and power. There is an attempt to clarify the calculations for charge in coulombs and the number of electrons involved. Some participants express confusion regarding the context of the questions, particularly the first one.

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The discussion is ongoing, with participants providing formulas and attempting to clarify the original poster's questions. Some guidance has been offered regarding the calculations, but there is no explicit consensus on the answers, and further exploration of the questions is evident.

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Participants note potential confusion regarding the setup of the first question and the implications of the given values. There is an acknowledgment of the original poster's struggle with the material, suggesting a need for further clarification or context.

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Q1. A charge of 4000μC passes each point in a wire in 50s
Calculate: a) the charge in coulombs
b) The current in the wire
c) The number of electrons per second passing each point in the wire (Electron charge = 1.6 * 10^-19 C)
Q.2 A 240V kettle transfers 6.9*10^5 joules of energy in 5 minutes. What is the current in the kettle?
Q.3 When hot an electric bar fire has resistance of 50ohms. When connected to the mains supply (240V) what is its power?


Really struggling with this..
 
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I'm sure you can find these in your book:
current=charge/time
charge=(#electrons)(electron charge)
power=(current)(voltage)
power=work/time
 
bobaustin said:
I'm sure you can find these in your book:
current=charge/time
charge=(#electrons)(electron charge)
power=(current)(voltage)
power=work/time

I have been away a lot lately and have fallen behind a bit..
so a) = 4000/50=80 coulombs?
b) (#electorons=?)(4000)=??
c)
 
a) doesn't make sense. Charge where? Is this part of a bigger question?
 
It looks like (a) is trivial: 1 uC is 10^-6C
 

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