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Question 64

A pump is used to raise water from a rainwater collecting vessel to a storage tank on a raised platform.

Every minute, the pump raises 15 kg of water through a vertical height of 8.0 m.

a.

Calculate the increase in the gravitational potential energy of the 15 kg of water when it is raised 8.0 m.

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b.

Calculate the useful power output of the pump as it raises the water.

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1.7.4 Power Questions

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95 exam-style questions on CIE IGCSE Physics 1.7.4 Power. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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