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10 – Series and Parallel Circuits (2) Student: __________________________________

1. In 5 seconds, a hairdryer takes 10 000 joules of energy from the mains

supply, what is its power
a. in watts b. in kilowatts?
2. If an electric heater takes a current of 4 A when connected to a 230 V
supply, what is its power?
3. If a lamp has a power of 24 W when connected to a 12 V supply, what is
the current in it?
4. Calculate the energy transformed in an 11 W lamp
a. in 1 second b. in 1 minute
5. A lamp takes a current of 3 A from a 12 V battery,
a. a What is the power of the lamp?
b. How much energy is transformed in 10 minutes?