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An old fashioned string of 80 Christmas lights is wired in series. Each bulb has a resistance of 2 Ohms and the entire string is plugged into a 120V outlet. What is the current passing through each of
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An old fashioned string of 80 Christmas lights is wired in series. Each bulb has a resistance of 2 Ohms and the entire string is plugged into a 120V outlet. What is the current passing through each of the bulbs?

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The sum of the resistance = 2 ohms x 80 lights = 160 ohms.

Current = Total voltage / total resistance:

Current = 120V / 160 ohms

Current = 0.75 Amps

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