Physics A-Level
conversion between kW h and joules
What conversion between kW h and joules means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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Since 1 kW = 1000 W and 1 h = 3600 s, 1 kW h = 1000 × 3600 = 3.6 × 10⁶ J.
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