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 WJEC  - GCSE Science
 Physics 1 - Energy
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It costs about £ 100 a year to boil water in the electric kettle for one hour a day.

 

     

 P1 Cost of electricity  

Syllabus Summary Questions Answers


  1. A hairdryer with a power rating of 1.5 kW means that it transforms 1500 joules of electrical 

      energy each second.

  2. A television with a power rating of 60 W that transformed 600 J of energy was switched on 

      for 10 seconds

 3. Total units used = 03102 - 02586

     Total units used = 516 kWh

     Cost of electrical energy used = 516 x 9 pence

     Cost of electrical energy used = £46.44

 4. Table to find the cost of using the electrical appliances. The cost is 9 pence per kilowatt hour.  

 Devices Power rating  Time Cost
 Electric cooker  5 kW  2 hours  5 x 2 x 9 = 90 pence
 Light bulb   100 W  2 hours  0.1 x 2 x 9 = 1.8 pence
 Computer  110 W  30 minutes  0.11 x 0.5 x 9 = 0.495 pence
 Kettle  2 kW  15 minutes  2 x 0.25 x 9 = 4.5 pence