A filament lamp behaves ohmically in its safe operating range

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Problem

A filament lamp behaves ohmically in its safe operating range. Its resistance at room temperature is 10 Ω10\,\Omega. (i) Find the current through the filament when a potential difference of 5 V5\,\text{V} is applied. (ii) Without recalculating the resistance, determine the current if the applied potential difference is doubled. (iii) The filament is now replaced by another wire whose resistance is three times that of the original filament while the potential difference is kept at 10 V10\,\text{V}. Calculate the current in this case. (iv) Compare the currents obtained in parts (ii) and (iii) with the current found in part (i), stating the multiplying or dividing factors clearly.

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