A water pump with a power rating of fills an overhead tank.

PHYSICS · Multi-part · CBSE · Physics · Work and Energy · Work and Energy

Problem

A water pump with a power rating of

2\,\text{hp}

fills an overhead tank. (i) Convert the power rating of the pump into watt. (Take

1\,\text{hp}=746\,\text{W}

.) (ii) The pump runs continuously for

12\,\text{min}

. Calculate the total work done by the pump in raising water during this interval.