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- Homework Statement
- A physics student has a single-occupancy dorm room. The student has a small refrigerator that runs with a current of 3.00 A and a voltage of 110 V, a lamp that contains a 100-W bulb, an overhead light with a 60-W bulb, and various other small devices adding up to 3.00 W. (a) Assuming the power plant that supplies 110 V electricity to the dorm is 10 km away and the two aluminum transmission cables use 0-gauge wire with a diameter of 8.252 mm, estimate the percentage of the total power supplied by the power company that is lost in the transmission.
- Relevant Equations
- P = ##I^2 R##
V = IR
I know how to solve the question but I am a bit confused about why there is a current of 3 A and a voltage of 110 V requirement for the refrigerator but the power plant only supplies 110 V.
How can there be a voltage drop on the refrigerator load of 110 V, when there is also a voltage drop on the resistance of the wire which this load is in series with?
How can there be a voltage drop on the refrigerator load of 110 V, when there is also a voltage drop on the resistance of the wire which this load is in series with?