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Ten liter of water per second is lifted from a well through 10m and delivered with a velocity of 10ms-1 . If g=10ms-2, then the power of the motor is


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1kW

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1.5kW

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2kW

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2.5kW

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Solution

The correct option is B

1.5kW


Step 1: Given data

Depth of the well, h=10m

Velocity by which water is delivered, v=10ms-1

Time, t=1s

Acceleration due to gravity, g=10ms-2

Step 2: Calculating power of the motor

The total energy can be calculated by adding kinetic and potential energies.

Kinetic energy is determined by the expression 12mv2, where m is the mass and v is the velocity of the body.

Potential energy is determined by the expression mgh, where g is the acceleration due to gravity and h is the height.

One liter of water is equal to 1kg.

Power P can be calculated by the expression below:

P=mgh+12mv2t=mtgh+v22=10kg1s10ms-2×10m+102ms-12=10100+50=1500W=1.5kW

The power of the motor is 1.5kW

Hence, option (b) is correct.


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