ELECTRICITY FOR TRADES (LOOSELEAF)
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ISBN: 9781260437454
Author: Petruzella
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Chapter 7.2, Problem 6RQ
An electric soldering iron with a 40-Ω heating element is plugged into a 120-V outlet. How much current will be drawn by the iron?
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