define power and what is the SI unit
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Power is defined as the rate of doing work or rate of consumption of energy. Power is calculated by P=tE. where E is the energy consumed. Unit of energy or work done is Joule (J) and time is Second. So unit of Power will be Secjoule.
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Power (P) is the rate at which energy is transferred or converted .
Thus, power equals work divided by time (P = W / t) .
The SI unit of power is the watt (W), in honor of Scottish inventor James Watt (1736 - 1819).
One watt equals one joule per second (W = J / s).
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