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What is electric power and electric energy ?

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Electric power: It is the rate at which an electric appliance converts electric energy into other forms of energy. Or, it is the rate at which work is done by a source of emf in maintaining an electric current through a circuit.
`P=(W)/(t)=VI=I^(2)R=(V)/(R^(2))``W=Pt=VIt` joule`=I^(2)Rt `joule
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