Does the power company charge for power or energy? Explain your answer.
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When you pay an electric bill for your home, you are paying for the energy used, not power. The company bills for kilowatt-hours. Kilowatt-hours (kWh) is a measure of the energy consumed not power. A kilowatt-hour is the energy consumed when 1 kilowatt is used for 1 hour.
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A) The boiling point decreases B) The freeze point decreases (up to a point) C) The heat transfer increases D) All of the above occurs
Which type of lights have scattered beam lenses?
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