An electric water heater has a rating of 1 kW, 230 V. The coil used as the heating element is 10 m long and has a resistivity of 1.724 x 10-6 ohm - cm. Determine the required diameter of the wire in mils?

An electric water heater has a rating of 1 kW, 230 V. The coil used as the heating element is 10 m long and has a resistivity of 1.724 x 10-6 ohm - cm. Determine the required diameter of the wire in mils?

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