In a healthy human heart

PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Mechanics and materials · Mechanics and materials

Problem

In a healthy human heart, blood is pumped into arteries 72 times per minute. 20 g of blood is accelerated from a speed of

0.20 \text{ ms}^{-1}

to a speed of

0.34 \text{ ms}^{-1}

in every heart beat. Calculate the power generated by a healthy human heart.