Current Electricity Charging Discharging Of Capacitors Question 527

Question: If two electric bulbs have 40W and 60W rating at $ 220V $ , then the ratio of their resistances will be

[BHU 1999; KCET 2001]

Options:

A) 3 : 2

B) 2 : 3

C) 3 : 4

D) 4 : 3

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

$ P=\frac{V^{2}}{R}\Rightarrow $

$ \frac{R _{1}}{R _{2}}=\frac{P _{2}}{P _{1}}=\frac{60}{40}=\frac{3}{2} $