Electronics Worksheet: Electric Power
Remember (Push times flow): P = V × I (watts = volts × amperes). I = P ÷ V; V = P ÷ I. Example: 230 V × 2 A = 460 W; 6 W ÷ 12 V = 0.5 A.
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- 1.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the size of a cell (b) energy used each second (c) the length of a wire (d) the colour of light
- 2.⚡ An 18 W device works on 6 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 3.⚡ A 4.8 W device works on 24 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 4.⚡ A 0.375 W device works on 1.5 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 5.⚡ A 0.6 W device works on 3 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 6.⚡ A device works on 9 V and takes 0.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 7.⚡ A device works on 12 V and takes 0.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 8.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 2 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 9.⚡ A 2.4 W device works on 24 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 10.⚡ A device works on 1.5 V and takes 0.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 11.⚡ A 0.75 W device works on 3 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 12.⚡ A device works on 1.5 V and takes 0.1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 13.⚡ A 36 W device works on 12 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 14.⚡ A 24 W device works on 24 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 15.⚡ A device works on 24 V and takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 16.⚡ A device works on 6 V and takes 0.1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 17.⚡ A device works on 12 V and takes 0.25 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 18.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = I ÷ V (b) P = V ÷ I (c) P = V + I (d) P = V × I
- 19.⚡ A 3 W device works on 6 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 20.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 21.⚡ A 9 W device works on 3 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 22.⚡ A 12 W device works on 12 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 23.⚡ A device works on 5 V and takes 3 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 24.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 0.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 25.⚡ A device works on 1.5 V and takes 0.2 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 26.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 4 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 27.⚡ A 36 W device works on 24 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 28.⚡ A device works on 3 V and takes 0.1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 29.⚡ A device works on 24 V and takes 3 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 30.⚡ A device works on 5 V and takes 0.2 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 31.⚡ A 4.5 W device works on 3 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 32.⚡ A device works on 5 V and takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 33.⚡ A device works on 9 V and takes 0.25 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 34.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 35.⚡ A 27 W device works on 9 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 36.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 37.⚡ A device works on 6 V and takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 38.⚡ A device works on 1.5 V and takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 39.⚡ A 1.5 W device works on 6 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 40.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 8 A. What is its power (in watts)?
Answer key
- energy used each second
- 3
- 0.2
- 0.25
- 0.2
- 4.5
- 6
- 460
- 0.1
- 0.75
- 0.25
- 0.15
- 3
- 1
- 36
- 0.6
- 3
- P = V × I
- 0.5
- 230
- 3
- 1
- 15
- 115
- 0.3
- 920
- 1.5
- 0.3
- 72
- 1
- 1.5
- 7.5
- 2.25
- 345
- 3
- 1150
- 6
- 2.25
- 0.25
- 1840
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