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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 12 - 3. current electricity

A \(2\, W\) carbon resistor is color coded with green, black, red and brown respectively. The maximum current which can be passed through this resistor is .............. \(mA\)

  1. A \(20\)
  2. B \(100\)
  3. C \(0.4\)
  4. D \(63\)
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(A) \(20\)

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By colour coding, \({\mathrm{R}=50 \times 10^{2}\, \Omega} \) \({\mathrm{I}^{2} \mathrm{R}=\mathrm{P}} \) \({\mathrm{I}=\sqrt{\frac{\mathrm{P}}{\mathrm{R}}}=20 \,\mathrm{m} \mathrm{A}}\)
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