A1. A hair blower contains a heating element which has a resistance of 57 Ω. This heating element is energized by a 220-V outlet. What is the current that flows in the heating element? a. 3.9 A b. 4.9 A c. 5.9 A d. 6.9 A A2. What will happen to the resistance of a material if the resistivity changed due to the increase of temperature? a. Increases  b. Decreases

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A1. A hair blower contains a heating element which has a resistance of 57 Ω. This heating element is energized by a 220-V outlet. What is the current that flows in the heating element?
a. 3.9 A

b. 4.9 A

c. 5.9 A

d. 6.9 A

A2. What will happen to the resistance of a material if the resistivity changed due to the increase of temperature?
a. Increases 

b. Decreases

c. remains the same

d. zero

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