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calculate heat produced when 80000 coulombs of charge is transferred in 1/2 hour through a potential difference of 40 volts

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1 volt = 1 joule per coulomb

40 volts = 40 joules per coulomb

(40 joules per coulomb) x (80,000 coulombs) = 3.2 million joules of energy.

How fast or slow it happens is irrelevant.
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