What current flows through a hair dryer plugged into a 110 volt circuit if it has a resistance of 25 ohms?

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2026-05-21 12:10

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Ohm's Law: Current is voltage divided by resistance

110 volts divided by 25 ohms is 4.4 amperes. This is also 440 watts, which sounds low in today's design of hair dryers, leading one to think that the 25 ohms is incorrect or was measured incorrectly.

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