how many electrons flow through a 1500 watt electric space heater operating with a 120 volt input and a curren

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how many electrons flow through a 1500 watt electric space heater operating with a 120 volt input and a curren

(continued) t of 12.5 amperes for 600 seconds?

2006-11-26 05:58:52 · 2 answers · asked by gbmac722 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

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you have power = voltage*current

here current = 1500/120 = 12.5 amperes

An ampere = 1C/s = 6.24 10^18 electric charge of one electron

so in 600 s you have = 12.5 *600*6.24 10^18 = 4.68 10^22

2006-11-26 06:18:08 · answer #1 · answered by maussy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Yves is right

2006-11-26 06:24:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋