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How much energy does it take to light a 60-watt light bulb for an hour?
Mcsidney123
Actually, your wrong. Sure, the lighting ithat is set for proper illumination is 60watts, but if anyone is used to using a dimmer, you can dial down the power consumption for a typical incandescent bulb and it will still light. And as expected, the light level will decrease as you lower the dimmer setting as well.
Roger Finch
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∙ 13y ago1 watt = 1 joule per second
(60 joules per second) x (3,600 seconds per hour) x (1 hour) = 216,000 joules
Also 0.06 kilowatt-hour.
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∙ 6y agoA 60 watt light bulb would need 60 watt hours to be powered for an hour.
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∙ 6y agoIt takes 60 watt hours.
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How much energy do you save per hour if you replace a 60 W light bulb with a 55 W light bulb?
18,000 J
How much energy does a sixty watt light bulb use to yield light?
It takes 60 watt-hours. Same as lighting a 1-watt bulb for 60 hours; or 60 bulbs of 1 watt each for 1 hour. You get the idea.Notice the units: watt-hours, not watts. Watt is a unit of power, watt-hour is a unit of energy. 1 watt-hour = 0.001 kWh (kilowatt-hour) = 3600 joules = 860 calories = 3.4 BTU.
How much a hour does 100 watt bulb use at 15p?
A 100 w light bulb uses one tenth of a kilowatt of power, therefore in 1 hour it uses one tenth of a kilowatt-hour of energy, that is 0.1 units, or 1.5 p.
What does 40 watts bulb mean?
An electrical watt is a measure of power. A 40 watt light bulb uses 40 watts of electrical power. It has a relative measure of twice the light output of a 20 watt bulb and one half the output of an 80 watt bulb. A 40 watt bulb uses 40 Joules of energy each second, or 40 watt-hours of energy each hour. In 1000 hours it uses 40 kilowatt-hours or Units of electrical energy.
When a light bulb is rated at 60 watts it means it?
. . runs at a constant 60 watts of electric power. In an hour it uses up 60 watt-hours of energy.
How much does a 60 watt light bulb use per hour?
Typical home energy cost is 10 cents per kilowatt hour A 60 watt bulb running for one hour uses 60 watt hours .10 X (60/1000) = .006 cents per hour 16.66 60watt bulbs on for one hour would cost 10 cents.
How much energy do you save per hour if you replace a 60 W light bulb with a 55 W light bulb?
18,000 J
How much energy does a sixty watt light bulb use to yield light?
It takes 60 watt-hours. Same as lighting a 1-watt bulb for 60 hours; or 60 bulbs of 1 watt each for 1 hour. You get the idea.Notice the units: watt-hours, not watts. Watt is a unit of power, watt-hour is a unit of energy. 1 watt-hour = 0.001 kWh (kilowatt-hour) = 3600 joules = 860 calories = 3.4 BTU.
How much a hour does 100 watt bulb use at 15p?
A 100 w light bulb uses one tenth of a kilowatt of power, therefore in 1 hour it uses one tenth of a kilowatt-hour of energy, that is 0.1 units, or 1.5 p.
How much energy does it take to light fluorescent a light bulb for 1 hour?
The average home fluorescent lamp consumes 40W of power. Running for one hour it will consume 0.04 KWh. Units of electricity are charged per Kilowatt hour.
What happens to the energy wasted in a light bulb?
electircal or photo electrical energy. Photons are shot across from panel to another panel this sparking back and forth creates the light you see.Answer: Electricity is the energy input into a light bulb. It either heats afilamanet to produce heat and light, r excites the gas contained in the bulb (in flluorescent tube) to emit visible light directly or emit UV light which interacts with a phosphor coating in the tubes to emit light.
How many killawatts are in a standard light bulb?
"A standard light bulb I would consider to be a 60 watt light bulb, and kilowatts are the amount of usage in a light bulb. From my research I have found that a standard 60 watt light bulb uses approximately 1.44 Kilowatts per hour."
What does 40 watts bulb mean?
An electrical watt is a measure of power. A 40 watt light bulb uses 40 watts of electrical power. It has a relative measure of twice the light output of a 20 watt bulb and one half the output of an 80 watt bulb. A 40 watt bulb uses 40 Joules of energy each second, or 40 watt-hours of energy each hour. In 1000 hours it uses 40 kilowatt-hours or Units of electrical energy.
What energy is wasted from a lamp?
that is dependant on the wattage of the bulb, the wattage 40W, 60W, 100W, is the rated power that a bulb will use. 1kW is equal to 1000W 1kWh is equal to 1000W per hour. kW stands for kilo watt I hope that helps
When a light bulb is rated at 60 watts it means it?
. . runs at a constant 60 watts of electric power. In an hour it uses up 60 watt-hours of energy.
How many kilowatts does a energy saving light bulb use?
Energy-saving bulbs use much less than 1 kilowatt and most of them use less than 40 watts which is 0.04 kilowatts. A 20 watt bulb uses 1 kilowatt-hour of energy if run for 50 hours.
How much does it cost to burn a 100W light bulb for 24 h if electric energy costs 0.080 per kilowatt-hour?
Convert the watts to kilowatts, multiply by the time to get the energy (in kWh), then multiply by the rate.
