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Electrical Power & Heating Effect question from NEET 1989 (AIPMT)

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Electrical Power & Heating Effect

40 electric bulbs are connected in series across a 220 V220\text{ V} supply. After one bulb is fused the remaining 39 are connected again in series across the same supply. The illumination will be

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Answer: (b)

  1. Total power in series: P=V2nRP = \dfrac{V^2}{nR}.
  2. With 39 bulbs the total resistance is smaller, so the power (illumination) is larger.
  3. So the answer is (b) more with 39 bulbs than with 40.
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