Power
Power: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Power, Instantaneous Power, Average Power, Unit of Power & Power Applied by Human Beings etc.
Important Questions on Power
An electric bulb is rated as and . When it is operated on , the power rating would be:

Which of the following graphs represent constant non zero power?

Star has radius surface temperature while star has radiusand surface temperature The ratio of the power of two stars,is (a) 16:1 (b) 1:16 IMP PMT 200
(d) 14
(c) 1:1

A force of acts on a body for and produces a displacement of m. Calculate the power

If the unit of force were , that of power were and that of time were then the unit of length would be

A block of mass is allowed to slide down a fixed smooth inclined plane of angle and length . What is the power developed by the force of gravity when the block reaches the bottom?

A car of mass is moving along a circular track of radius with a speed which increases linearly with time as , where is a constant. The instantaneous power delivered by agent applying the force is

Force acting on a particle varies with the distance travelled by the particle as then power due to this force varies with as :

If the blocks shown in the figure are released from rest, what is the power delivered by the tension in the string to the block in first ?

A motor is used to lift water from a well of depth and to fill a water tank of volume in minutes. The tank is at a height of above ground. If of energy is wasted, the power of the motor is (in )

The power output from a certain experimental car which is designed in shape like a cube is proportional to the mass of the car. The force of air friction on the car is proportional to , where is the speed of the car and the cross sectional area. On a level surface the car has a maximum speed . Assuming that all geometrically similar versions of this design have the same density, then which of the following is true?


A person who weighs runs up a flight of stairs in . Their gain in height is . Calculate the power against the force of the gravity.

What will be the power delivered by all the forces acting on the bob of a pendulum when it is making angle with the verticle? If it is released from a position where it makes an angle with the verticle from rest. The mass of the bob is and length is . ()

Water falls down a shaft to reach a turbine which generates electricity. How much water must fall per second in order to generate watts of power ? (Assume efficiency of conversion and )

A girl of mass swinging on a cradle. If she moves with a velocity of upwards in a direction making an angle with the vertical, then the power generated is



The acquired by a mass in travelling a certain distance , starting from rest, under the action of a constant force is directly proportional to:

A box is moved along a straight line by a machine delivering constant power. The distance traversed by the body in time is proportional to
