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How many joules of energy is consumed if the electrical meter shows 400 units of energy?
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∙ 12y ago
The electric meter uses kWh (kilowatt x hours) as units; a Joule is a watt x second. Therefore, a kWh has 3.6 million joules. Just multiply by this number.
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