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Chapter 20 Problem 61

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The rear window defogger of a car consists of thirteen thin wires (resistivity 5 88.0 3 1028 V?m) embedded in the glass. The wires are connected in parallel to the 12.0-V battery, and each has a length of 1.30 m. The defogger can melt 2.10 3 1022 kg of ice at 0 8C into water at 0 8C in two minutes. Assume that all the power delivered to the wires is used immediately to melt the ice. Find the cross-sectional area of each wire.

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Title Physics 10e 
Author David Young, Shane Stadler
ISBN 9781118486894

The rear window defogger of a car consists of thirteen

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