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Explain the meaning of the term kilowatt hour.
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'kilowatt-hour' is the commercial unit of electricity. One kilo-watt hour is the electrical energy consumed by an electrical appliance of power 1 kW when it is used for 1 hour.
 
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Chapter 4: Current Electricity - Exercise 4 [Page 212]

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Frank Physics - Part 2 [English] Class 10 ICSE
Chapter 4 Current Electricity
Exercise 4 | Q 9 | Page 212

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