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6 March, 12:59

Which uses more electricity a 1700 w hair dryer or a 1200 w microwave: both running for 5 minutes?

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  1. 6 March, 13:23
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    The hair dryer dissipates 1700 joules of energy every second.

    The microwave dissipates 1200 joules of energy every second.

    In 5 minutes (300 seconds), the hair dryer uses up 150,000 more joules of energy than the microwave does.
  2. 6 March, 16:05
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    Hair dryer as you can tell from the difference, 500w
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