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प्रश्न
Differentiate between watt and watt hour.
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उत्तर
1 watt of power is used to accomplish 1 joule of work in 1 second. The power unit is S.I. Although the watt hour is a larger measure of energy, it represents the power of one watt used in an hour, or 3.6 kJ.
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