Electrical Powers 2016

5.2: Describe electrical power

Students should be able to:
 Describe electrical power
 Solve problems relating to electrical power
Electrical power
Electrical power is defined as Power can also be written as
the rate at which energy is
released.

Example:
An electric iron is labeled ‘240V, 1 kW’. Under normal working conditions, find
a) The resistance, R, of the b) The current , I, that will c) The amount of the
heating element in the flow through the thermal energy, E, that
iron element will be produced in 5
min.

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 Electrical Powers 2016
Name: Marks
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Topic : Electrical Power

1. What is the current flowing through an appliance marked “240V, 40 W”?

2. What is the power produced by an appliance marked “240 V, 2 A”?
3. What is the effective resistance of an appliance marked “240 V, 4 A”?
4. What is the effective resistance of an appliance marked “240 V, 60 W”?
5. What is the power dissipated by the lamp in the diagram below?

6. What is the power dissipated by the lamp of resistance 6 in the

diagram below?

7. What is the power dissipated by each lamp of resistance 6 in the diagram

below?

8. A lamp connected to a 240 V mains supply is switched on for 5 minutes. How much energy has been
dissipated from the lamp?

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