Physics A-Level
Rate of energy transfer
What Rate of energy transfer means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Rate of energy transfer
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Reference: OCR
Power is the rate of doing work or transferring energy, measured in watts (W), where 1 W = 1 J s⁻¹.
Topics that use Rate of energy transfer
- Power (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Efficiency
- Force and motion
- Mechanical power
- Power
- SI units and conversions
- Unit conversion of time
- Application of W = VIt to real components
- conversion between kW h and joules
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