Question

A lamp is plugged into a standard 120 volt outlet.If the lamp draws a current of 0.5 amps how much energy is consumed in 1 minute?

Answer 1

The answer is indeed 3,600.

Answer 2

There is a relationship between energy, current, voltage and time. The formula to be used is written below:

E = IVt,
where
I is the current in amperes
V is voltage in volts
t is the time in seconds

Substituting the values,
E = (0.5 A)(120 V)(60 s)
E = 3,600 J