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Question 13

A technician uses an electric drill and a soldering iron in a workshop. The table gives information about each device during one period of use.

deviceenergy transferred in Jtime in spower in W
soldering iron4800120—
electric drill—30600
a.

State the equation linking power, energy transferred and time.

[1]
b.

Calculate the power of the soldering iron.

[2]
c.

Calculate the energy transferred by the electric drill during the 30 s period.

[2]
d.

The electric drill has a greater power than the soldering iron.

State why the soldering iron could still transfer more energy in total during a day.

[1]
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8.3 Power and efficiency Questions

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128 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Physics 8.3 Power and efficiency, covering 8.3.1 Power and 8.3.2 Efficiency. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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