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Electric Current

Problem 3.194

How much (in per cent) has a filament diameter decreased due to evaporation if the maintenance of the previous temperature required an increase of the voltage by \(\eta=1.0 \% ?\) The amount of heat transferred from the filament into surrounding space is assumed to be proportional to the filament surface area.

Reveal Answer
 By 2η=2%\text { By } 2 \eta=2 \%