🔍 Key Concepts

• Relationship between power and heat dissipation in an electronic component (like a tube or transistor) • Meaning of the terms maximum, continuous, and plate in equipment ratings • How manufacturers label the rating for the largest safe, continuous heat/power a plate can handle

💭 Think About

• Which option sounds like the standard rating term you would find on a data sheet for how much power a plate can safely turn into heat? • Does the key idea focus more on the plate as the location or on the power/heat limit itself? • Among the choices, which phrase most clearly describes a limit that cannot be exceeded continuously without damage?

✅ Before You Answer

• Look for the phrase that is commonly used as a rating on manufacturer specifications. • Check which option best expresses both “maximum” and “safe continuous dissipation” as a single technical term. • Eliminate any answers that sound more like descriptions rather than a specific rating name.