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