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Question
If the potential difference between the end of a wire of fixed resistance is doubled, by how much does the electric power increase?
Solution
We know that power and potential difference are related to each other as given in the equation P = V2/R.
Now, keeping R the same, if V is doubled, power gets increased by four times.
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