Electric outlets in England are 230 V. Alice brings her electrickettle from England

Chapter 26, Problem 53

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Electric outlets in England are 230 V. Alice brings her electrickettle from England, where it draws 13 A, and wants touse it in the United States. She uses a step-up transformer toincrease the 120 V outlet voltage to 230 V, then plugs her kettleinto the secondary. What is the current in the primary in the fewseconds before the 15 A circuit breaker trips?

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