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Given quantity of water is boiled by an electric heater in 5 min. If supply voltage of heater reduces to half then time taken to boil the same quantity of water will be ........... min. (Assume the resistance of the heater remaining constant)

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Solution :20
H = `I^(2) RT` =
= `(V^(2))/(R^(2)) XX Rt = (V^(2))/(R) t `
In `t = (HR)/(V^(2)) `, HR REMAINS same.
`therefore tprop (1)/(V^(2))`
`therefore (t_(2))/(t_(1)) = ((V_(1))/(V_(2)))^(2)`
= `((V)/((V)/(2)))^(2)` = 4
`therefore t_(2) = t_(1)xx 4 = 5 xx 4 = 20 ` min


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