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A heating element using nichrome connected to a 230 V supply draws an initial current of 4.6 A which settles after a few seconds to a steady value of 2.3 A . What is the steady temperature of the heating element if the room temperature is $27^{\circ} C$. [ $\left.\alpha=1.7 \times 10^{-4}{ }^{\circ} C ^{-1}\right]$

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