How does power relate to current? (A) it increases with current (B) it decreases

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How does power relate to current? (A) it increases with current (B) it decreases with current (C) it does not depend on the current (D) it does depend on the current, but the relationship is not known How does power relate to current? (A) it increases with current (B) it decreases with current (C) it does not depend on the current (D) it does depend on the current, but the relationship is not known How does power relate to current? (A) it increases with current (B) it decreases with current (C) it does not depend on the current (D) it does depend on the current, but the relationship is not known

Explanation / Answer

Power = I2R

So power is proportional to the square of current. This means as current increases, power also increases.

In fact as current is doubled, power is quadrupled.

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