30.0k views
20 votes
A 40 Watt lightbulb is on for 3 minutes. How many joules of work does it do?

User Nictrix
by
5.1k points

1 Answer

9 votes

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Power (p)= 40 watt

time (t)= 3 minutes = 180 seconds

Energy (E)= ?

we know

P = E/t

40 = E / 180

E = 7200 Joules

Therefore it does 7200 joules of work.

hope it helps :)

User EagerMoose
by
5.6k points