Power
Power: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Power, Average Power, Instantaneous Power, Power Due to Variable Force and, Power Due to Constant Force
Important Questions on Power
Water falls down a shaft to reach a turbine which generates electricity. How much water must fall per second in order to generate watts of power ? (Assume efficiency of conversion and )

A girl of mass swinging on a cradle. If she moves with a velocity of upwards in a direction making an angle with the vertical, then the power generated is

A body is initially at rest. It undergoes one-dimensional motion with constant acceleration. The power delivered to it at time is proportional to:

An engine develops of power. The time it will take in lifting a mass of to a height of is:

Water falls from a height of at the rate of to operate a turbine. The losses due to frictional forces are of energy. How much power is generated by the turbine? .

A tube-well pumps out of water per . If the water is coming out with a velocity of , then the power of the pump is

An engine pumps up of coal from a mine deep in . The pump is running with diesel and efficiency of diesel engine is . Then its power consumption will be

A block of mass slides along the horizontal track with kinetic friction A man pulls the block through a light rope which makes an angle with the horizontal as shown in the figure. The tension in the light rope is as shown. The block moves with constant speed . Power delivered by the man to the block is

An elevator can carry a maximum load of is moving up with a constant speed of . The frictional force opposing the motion is . The minimum power delivered by the motor to the elevator is (Assuming )

_____is the rate of doing work or the rate of transfer of energy.



_____is the amount of energy consumed when an electric appliance having a power rating of 1 Kilowatt is used for 1 hour.

Which one of the following is not the unit of energy?

Which one of the following is not the unit of energy?


what is the relation between horsepower and watt?

_____ is a scalar quantity as it has only magnitude and no direction.

Work done is _____when the applied force acts opposite to the direction of displacement.

_____ is the rate of doing work or work done per unit time.
