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Definição
A unidade de potência do SI, igual a um joule por segundo.
Explicação
Named after James Watt. A typical incandescent light bulb uses 60-100 watts. One kilowatt-hour (kWh) is the energy used by a 1 kW device running for 1 hour.
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