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A small lightbulb uses 1 megajoule of energy in a day. What is the wattage of the light bulb?

 Oct 12, 2016
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 Oct 12, 2016
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A small lightbulb uses 1 megajoule of energy in a day. What is the wattage of the light bulb?

 

The megajoule (MJ) is equal to one million (106) joules

One day is equal to 24×60×60 seconds=86400 s

 

Joules to watts calculation:
The power P in watts (W) is equal to the energy E in joules (J),
divided by the time period t in seconds (s):

 

P(W)=E(J)t(s)P(W)=106 J86400 sP(W)=1000000 J86400 sP(W)=10000864JsP(W)=11.5740740741JsP(W)=11.5740740741 W

 

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 Oct 12, 2016

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