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NDA 2020 GAT · General Knowledge · Units and Measurements · easy

The kilowatt-hour is a unit of

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The kilowatt-hour is a unit of
  1. A. power
  2. B. energy
  3. C. force
  4. D. momentum
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Answer: (B) energy

One kilowatt-hour equals 1000 W x 3600 s = 3.6 x 10^6 J, so it measures energy, not power. The common trap is to read 'kilowatt' as power and ignore the 'hour', which converts power into energy consumed over time. Electricity bills are therefore charged in units of energy.
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