Calculate the electrical energy consumed by a filament lamp of power 100W in 20 minutes.
a).2000J
b).12000J
c).120000J
d).1000J
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A 100W electric bulb is lighted for 2 hrs daily and four 40 Watt bulbs are lighted for 4 hrs everyday. Calculate the energy consumed in kWh in 30 days.
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Energy = Power*time
Energy consumed by 100 W bulb per day = 2∗100 Wh
= 0.2 kWh
Energy consumed by 40 W bulbs per day = 4∗40∗4 Wh
= 0.64 kWh
Total energy consumed per day = 0.2 + 0.64 kWh
= 0.84 kWh
Therefore, the energy consumed in 30 days = 30∗0.84 kWh
= 25.2 kWh