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A standard filament lamp consumes $100 \mathrm{~W}$ when connected to $200 \mathrm{~V}$ a.c. mains supply. The peak current through the bulb will be :
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Options:
  • A $0.707 \mathrm{~A}$
  • B $1 \mathrm{~A}$
  • C $1.414 \mathrm{~A}$
  • D $2 \mathrm{~A}$
Solution:
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The correct answer is: $0.707 \mathrm{~A}$
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$\begin{aligned}
\mathrm{P} & =\mathrm{I}_{\mathrm{rms}} \mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{rms}} \\
\mathrm{I}_{\mathrm{rms}} & =\frac{\mathrm{P}}{\mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{rms}}}=\frac{100}{200}=\frac{1}{2} \\
\mathrm{I}_0 & =\sqrt{2} \mathrm{I}_{\mathrm{rms}} \\
\mathrm{I}_0 & =\sqrt{2} \times \frac{1}{2} \\
\mathrm{I}_0 & =\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}=0.707 \mathrm{~A}
\end{aligned}$

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