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What is meant by power rating of an appliance? A bulb is rated as 60 W, 220V.What does itindicate?

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Power is the physical quantity that indicates how much energy is converted by an electrical equipment in a given unit of time.

If a bulb is indicated as 220V, 60 W this means that the bulb turns 60 J of electrical energy into heat and light energy per second.
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