Respuesta :

AL2006
Current = power/voltage = 1200w/120v = 10 amperes. Constantly. Whenever the heater is turned on and heating.

Answer:

Current (i) = 10 Ampere

Explanation:

As we know that power consumed by the electrical heater is given by the rate of electrical energy consumed by it.

So as we know that electrostatic potential energy of charge is given by

[tex]U = qV[/tex]

now for electrical power we know that

[tex]P = \frac{dU}{dt}[/tex]

[tex]P = \frac{d}{dt}(qV)[/tex]

[tex]P = V\frac{dq}{dt}[/tex]

[tex]P = Vi[/tex]

so now by plug in data in this above equation we have

[tex]1200 = 120 \times i[/tex]

[tex]i = 10 A[/tex]

so current through the water heater will be i = 10 A