Electric Power

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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

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How many 60 W bulbs may be safely run on 220 V using a 5 A fuse?

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

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Watt is the unit of electric _____.

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Which of the following is a unit of electric power?

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Two electric bulbs A and B are marked 60 W, 220 V and 100 W, 220 V respectively. Which one of the two bulbs has greater resistance?

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What is meant by power rating of an electrical appliance? A bulb is rated as 60 W220 V. What does it indicate?

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It would cost a man Rs. 3.50 to buy 1.0 kWh of electrical energy from the Main Electricity Board. His generator has a maximum power of 2.0 kW. The generator produces energy at this maximum power for 3 hours. Calculate how much it would cost to buy the same amount of energy from the Main Electricity Board.

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Which term does not represent electric power?

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Two bulbs A and B are rated 100 W,120 V and 10 W, 120 V respectively. They are connected across a 120 V source in series. Which bulb will consume more power?

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The resistance of a bulb marked '220 V, 10 W' is

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An Electric motor takes 37.5 Amp to start. Then its efficiency is_____. (The voltage of the domestic power supply is 200 V)

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An electric bulb has rating of 30 W, 12 V. The maximum current that can pass through it will be :

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The maximum number of 60 W bulbs that can be run from the main supply of 220 V if you do not want to overload a 5 A fuse:

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Electrical power is given by

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A household consumes 1 kwh  of energy per day. This energy in joules is:

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How much time will be taken by a 100 W bulb to consume one unit of energy?

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Which formula is not correct for R(R=resistance)

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How are electric bulb rated?

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What is the meaning of 220100W?

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What is the wattage rating in bulb?