Power

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Power: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Concept of Power, Unit of Power, Definition of Watt, and Horsepower.

Important Questions on Power

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A cylindrical barrel is buried vertically in the ground with its opening at the ground level. The area of cross-section of the barrel is 1 m2. The depth of a barrel is 1.5 m. It is full of water. Find the work done in bailing out the water.

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Find the power of the engine deployed to lift water at the rate of 5 liters of water in one second through an average height of 10 m from a well of depth10 m . Assume 10% of the power of the engine is wasted.

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A 60-watt bulb is switched on 24 hours a day and there is another 60-watt bulb that is turned on for only 12 hours. Find the energy consumed by both the bulbs in one day. Find the energy consumed in horsepower.

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_____ is the SI unit of power.

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_____ is defined as the rate of doing work.

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One Horsepower is 746 Watt and a car is labelled 75 Hp. How many joules of energy does it use in one second?

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If the power of a motor is 40 kW, at what speed can it raise a load of 20,000 N?

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A magnetic crane raises a load of 400 kg to a height of 10 m in one minute. Calculate the power of the crane in kilowatts upto four decimal points. (g = 9.8 m/s2)

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A crane lifts a mass of 100 kg to a height of 10 m in 20 s. The power of the crane is _____ W.
(Take g=10 m s-2)

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1 hp=______ watts.

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The SI unit of _____ is Joule per second.

(Choose from: Power/Work)

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An electric heater of 1000 W is used everyday for 70 minutes. Calculate the units of electrical energy this heater will consume in 30 days of use. (Give the answer in kWh)

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Power is defined as rate of doing _____.

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One Horsepower is 746 Watt and a car is labelled 75 Hp. How many joules of energy does it use in one second?

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An engine moves an object of 200 kg mass to a height of  50 m in 10 seconds. Find the power of the engine. (g=10 m s-2).

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It takes 1 minute to uplift a 30 kg object to a height of 2 m. Calculate the power used.

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What is power? Write unit of the power?

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An electric heater is rated 1500 W. How much energy does it use in 10 hours?

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Define average power.