Hairdryer in Europe??

Hair-dryer = designed to operate from a source of 120 V at 6.0 A maximum.

If it was taken to Europe, where electric outlets provide 240 V, how much current would it draw?

For this question, what steps would I take to solve?

Hairdryer in Europe??

Considering that american appliances do not work in europe without an adapter, which reduces the current to the correct amount. I would say that the amount of current it would draw would remain unchanged.

Hairdryer in Europe??

in US: hair dryer = 120v x 6a = 720w

in Europe: assuming the hair dryer still consumes 720 watts, then 720w = 240v x (?)amps.

720w/240v = current draw

current = 3 amps.

Hairdryer in Europe??

I believe you just need to find a conversion plug that will reset the wattage to fit your dryer kinda like them plugs you buy to take the big ground off stuff and isn't the plug different to

Hairdryer in Europe??

It is not 3. It is 12.

Assume its a resistive load. The resistance is 20 ohms (V/I).

At 240V a 20 ohms load draws 12 amps.

If the drier works at all (the motor may not run) it will run very hot. The power drawn at 120V is 720W (IV) and at 240V it is 2880W - 4 times more.

Hairdryer in Europe??

According to ohm's law, it will draw twice the current. since the power is the voltage times the current, it will take four times the power and fry your head. And, no, the outlet adaptors do not change wattage and generally do not change voltage either. A step-down transformer is needed for that.