Water is falling on the blades of a turbine at the rate of 8 × 10^2 kg per minute, height of fall is 50 m. Calculate the power given to turbine.

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sforrest072 · Answer 1 · 2017-10-17T01:38:03+0000

Given,

Height of fall, h = 50 m

Acceleration due to gravity, g = 10 m/s²

Mass of water, m = 8 × 102 kg

Time taken, t = 1 min = 60 s

Therefore, the power given to turbine

= 6.67 × 10³W