Electric Power
Electric Power: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as Electric Power, Unit of Electric Power, Rating of Electric Bulb, Calculation of Electric Power Used & Cost Calculation of Electric Power etc.
Important Questions on Electric Power
How many bulbs may be safely run on using a fuse?

Is power directly proportional to resistance or inversely proportional to resistance?


Which of the following is a unit of electric power?

Two electric bulbs A and B are marked and respectively. Which one of the two bulbs has greater resistance?

What is meant by power rating of an electrical appliance? A bulb is rated as , . What does it indicate?

It would cost a man to buy of electrical energy from the Main Electricity Board. His generator has a maximum power of . The generator produces energy at this maximum power for hours. Calculate how much it would cost to buy the same amount of energy from the Main Electricity Board.


Two bulbs A and B are rated and respectively. They are connected across a source in series. Which bulb will consume more power?


An Electric motor takes Amp to start. Then its efficiency is_____. (The voltage of the domestic power supply is )

An electric bulb has rating of . The maximum current that can pass through it will be :

The maximum number of bulbs that can be run from the main supply of if you do not want to overload a fuse:


A household consumes of energy per day. This energy in joules is:

How much time will be taken by a bulb to consume one unit of energy?

Which formula is not correct for ? resistance)



