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78: a) We need to heat the water in 6 minutes, so the heat and power required are:
Q  mcv T  (0.250 kg ) ( 4190 J/kgC) (80C)  83800 J
Q 83800 J  
P   233 W.
t 6(60 s)
V2 V2 (120 V) 2
But P  R   61.8 .
R P 233 W
 L  L2 R  vol (61.8 ) (2.5  10 5 m 3 )
b)  R   L   39 m.
A vol  1.00  106   m
Now the radius of the wire can be calculated from the volume:
vol 2.5  10 5 m 3
vol  L(πr 2 )  r    4.5  104 m.
πL π (39 m)