Electric power and energy are often underestimated. Consider an 80W
bulb, which is on for 24 hours. Using the energy spent by the bulb, how many meters
can a 1000 kg object be lifted?
Chapter 1
Q. 1.1
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Verified Solution
The energy spent by the bulb is
w_{b} =24\times 60\times 80=6.912\times 10^{6} J .
Then, assuming g=10m/s^{2} and using w_{p}=mgh for the potential energy,
we have 1000\times 10\times h=60912\times 10^{6} \longrightarrow h=691.2m