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Name the Commercial Unit of Electrical Energy.

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Name the commercial unit of electrical energy.
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Kilowatt-hour is the commercial unit of electricity.
 
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Chapter 4: Electricity and Magnetism - Exercise 4.2 iii [Page 189]

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Frank Physics Part 2 [English] Class 10 ICSE
Chapter 4 Electricity and Magnetism
Exercise 4.2 iii | Q 3 | Page 189

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