Physics GCSE
E = P t
What E = P t means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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Reference: OCR
The relationship used to find the energy transferred over a given time, giving joules when time is in seconds.
The equation used to calculate energy transferred, where energy transferred equals power multiplied by time.
The energy transferred is the power multiplied by the time.
Topics that use E = P t
- Energy transfers in everyday appliances (AQA GCSE)
- Simple circuits (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Cell polarity conventions
- charge flow
- consistent units
- constant resistance
- Current
- diode
- dissipation
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