Joule's Law
Joule's Law :- [Joules law of Heat produced due to flow of Current]
1.) Heat (H) Produced in a conductor is directly proportional to the Square of the current (I) flowing through the conductor when the resistance (R) of the conductor and the time (t) of flow of current remains constant.
2.) Heat produced in a conductor is directly proportional to the resistance of the conductor when the flow of current and the time of flow remains Constant.
3.) Heat Produced in a conductor is directly proportional with the time of flow of current when the flow of current and the resistance of the conductor remains constant.
H = (I)^2.R.t/J [J=Joule's Constant/Mechanical equivalent of Heat]
J = 4.2 Joule/Calorie ; It is the amount of work done to produce unit calorie of heat.
Q.) 'J = 4.2 Joule/Calorie' - What do you mean by this ?
Ans: Mechanical equivalent of heat (J) is defined as the amount of work done necessary or energy Supplied by an electrical Source to produce unit quantity of heat.
Hence the statement means to produce unit quantity i.e 1 cal of heat the amount of work done/the electrical energy supplied should be 4.2 Joules.