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8.3 Power and efficiency

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Question 6

Water weighing 180 000 N180\,000\text{ N}180000 N is pumped up to a storage tank on top of a building.

The water moves upwards through a vertical height of 12.5 m.

The useful power developed by the electric pump is 2500 W.

Calculate the time needed to pump this volume of water into the tank.

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8.3 Power and efficiency Questions

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26 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Physics 8.3 Power and efficiency. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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