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ELECTRICAL PRINCIPLES · Capacitance and inductance terminology and units; Radio frequency definition and units; Impedance definition and units; Calculating power

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How much power is delivered by a voltage of 13.8 volts DC and a current of 10 amperes?

  1. A138 watts
  2. B0.7 watts
  3. C23.8 watts
  4. D3.8 watts
Why Power in a DC circuit is the product of voltage and current, P = E x I. Here 13.8 volts times 10 amperes gives 138 watts. This is the basic power formula from the Ohm's law family, and it's worth memorizing alongside P = I squared x R and P = E squared / R.
Watch out The 23.8 watt choice comes from adding the two numbers and 3.8 from subtracting them; power is a product, not a sum or difference. The 0.7 watt figure is roughly a division of the two, which would give resistance-like or current-like results, not watts.
Volts times amps equals watts. 13.8 V at 10 A is the classic ham power supply: 138 W.
HamSandwich explanation, first draft. The question and answers are the NCVEC text.
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  2. T5C02 What is the unit of capacitance?
  3. T5C03 What describes the ability to store energy in a magnetic field?
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  5. T5C05 What is the unit of impedance?
  6. T5C06 What is the abbreviation for kilohertz?
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