IB skill practice

Calculate electrical power and energy transfer

Paper 1, Paper 2 5 marks Difficulty 5

Electrical power from voltage and current

In a second version of the same investigation, A device in a school calorimetry trial operates at \(7\,\text{V}\) with current \(0.5\,\text{A}\). Calculate the electrical power. Use the diagram first, then calculate the requested value. Enter the numerical result and choose the interpretation that matches the physical meaning.

Worked practice: physics data and result

Read the physical quantities first, then calculate the result and state what it means.