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Solved exercise · level 2 of 5
Skills: Calculate
Compute the voltage across a resistive wire carrying an AC current of 3 A, given that it is 628 m long, 1.6 mm in diameter and has a resistivity of 0.1 Ω·mm²/m.
Parametric exercise: the values change with every draw; these are one example.
R = ρ·l/S = 31.2 Ω; pure resistance: U and I in phase, U = R · I = 31.2 × 3 = 93.7 V.