Current Electricity Charging Discharging Of Capacitors Question 511

Question: A (100 W, 200 V) bulb is connected to a 160 V power supply. The power consumption would be

[CBSE PMT 1997; JIPMER 2000]

Options:

A) 64 W

B) 80 W

C) 100 W

D) 125 W

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

$ P _{consumed}={{( \frac{V _{A}}{V _{R}} )}^{2}}\times P _{R}=\frac{{{(160)}^{2}}}{{{(200)}^{2}}}\times 100 $

$ =64W $