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What is the SI unit of power? |
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Watt |
Power is defined as the rate of doing work or the rate of transfer of energy. If an agent does a work W in time t, then power is given by: Power = \(\frac{work}{time}\) The SI unit of power is watt [in honour of James Watt (1736 – 1819)] having the symbol W. 1 watt is the power of an agent, which does work at the rate of 1 joule per second. |