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    Electrical power plays an important role in technological devices by converting different forms of energy. It follows conservation of energy and Ohm's law. As current passes through a resistor, electric potential energy is transformed into internal energy of the resistor in the form of increased atomic vibrations. The rate at which the system gains this internal energy equals the rate at which it loses potential energy, known as electrical power. Power can be calculated using voltage, current, and resistance based on their relationships under Ohm's law.

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    Electrical power plays an important role in technological devices by converting different forms of energy. It follows conservation of energy and Ohm's law. As current passes through a resistor, electric potential energy is transformed into internal energy of the resistor in the form of increased atomic vibrations. The rate at which the system gains this internal energy equals the rate at which it loses potential energy, known as electrical power. Power can be calculated using voltage, current, and resistance based on their relationships under Ohm's law.

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    Electrical power plays an important role in technological devices by converting different forms of energy. It follows conservation of energy and Ohm's law. As current passes through a resistor, electric potential energy is transformed into internal energy of the resistor in the form of increased atomic vibrations. The rate at which the system gains this internal energy equals the rate at which it loses potential energy, known as electrical power. Power can be calculated using voltage, current, and resistance based on their relationships under Ohm's law.

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    Electrical power:

    1- Engage:
    We live in a world of technological advancements that utilizes the physics principles for our own
    benefit and this is apparent in all devices around us from your AUX cable to the sophisticated
    quantum-based computers and spaceships. And here the basic understanding of electrical
    power plays an important role in making these devices a reality.

    13 Power.mp3

    2- Explore:
     Conservation of energy: energy cannot be created nor destroyed, but it can be converted from
    one form to another; keep in mind that not all forms of energy are beneficial and thus we
    conclude that the term dissipation doesn’t actually “disappear” but they are lost as heat and
    other forms that are not of important use.
     Conventional current: an important note is that the conventional current flows in the circuits
    from the positive pole to the negative one; however, electrons flow in the opposite direction.
     Ohm’s law: we would use this to derive the 3 formulas of electrical power loss. Remember that
    the change in voltage (Δ V= I R) where I is the current and R is the total resistance.
     Resistance: When the charge passes through the resistors, the electric potential energy of the
    system decreases due to collisions of electrons with atoms in the resistor. In this process, the
    electric potential energy is transformed to internal energy corresponding to increased vibrational
    motion of the atoms in the resistor.
     Potential difference: Before the switch is closed, energy is stored as chemical potential energy in
    the battery. This energy is transformed during the chemical reaction that occurs within the
    battery when it is operating in an electric circuit. When the switch is closed, some of the
    chemical potential energy in the battery is transformed to electric potential energy associated
    with the separation of positive and negative charges on the plates.

    3- Explain:
     As the charge moves from a to b through the battery, the electric potential energy of
    the system increases by an amount Q V while the chemical potential energy in the
    battery decreases by the
    same amount
     As the charge moves from c to d through the resistor, however, the system loses this
    electric potential energy during collisions of electrons with atoms in the resistor.
     the energy is transformed to internal energy corresponding to increased vibrational
    motion
    of the atoms in the resistor. When the charge returns to point a, the net result is that
    some of the chemical energy in the battery has been delivered to the resistor and
    resides in the resistor as internal energy associated with molecular vibration.
    4- Elaborate:

     The system regains this potential energy when the charge passes through the
    battery, at the expense of chemical energy in the battery. The rate at which the
    system loses potential energy as the charge passes through the resistor is equal to
    the rate at which the system gains internal energy in the resistor. Therefore, the
    power, representing the rate at which energy is delivered to the resistor, is

    we can express the power delivered to the resistor in the alternative forms

    5- Evaluate:
    Problem: An electric heater is constructed by applying a potential difference of 120 V
    across a Nichrome wire that has a total resistance of 8.00 ohms. Find the current carried by
    the wire and the power rating of the heater.

    Solution:
    First find the current and then calculate the power loss.

    Problem 2:

    A 1,000 W electric heater operates at 115 V. Calculate the current, resistance, and
    energy generated in 1 hour.
    Solution:
    The current in the heater is:

    The resistance is:

    The energy generated in 1 hour is:

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