Energy transferred
What Energy transferred means in Physics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definitions of Energy transferred
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Reference: OCR
Equals power multiplied by time, given in joules when power is in watts and time is in seconds, or in kilowatt-hours when power is in kilowatts and time is in hours.
Equal to power multiplied by time, so a higher-rated appliance changes the stored energy of its surroundings faster.
Measured in joules (J), it is given by multiplying charge in coulombs (C) by potential difference in volts (V).
Topics that use Energy transferred
- Power and efficiency (OCR GCSE)
- Simple circuits (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Rate of energy transfer
- Battery as chemical store versus mains a.c. supply
- Cell polarity conventions
- Conservation of energy
- constant resistance
- Cooling of buildings
- Current
- diode
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