Distinguish between Kilowatt and Kilowatt- Hour.

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Kilowatt Kilowatt- Hour
1. Kilowatt is the unit of power. 1. Kilowatt-Hour is the commercial unit of Electrical energy.
2. 1 Kilowatt is defined as the energy consumed by the electrical appliance per second. 2. One Kilowatt-Hour of energy is defined as the energy consumed by an $1 K i l o w a t t$ appliance in one hour.
3. $1 k w = 1000 W a t t = 1000 J o u l e s / s e c o n d .$ 3. It is also known as the Board of Trade unit (B.O.T).
$1 k w h = 1000 \times 60 \times 60 W a t t - s e c o n d 1 k w h = 3.6 \times 10^{6} W - s o r J o u l e s$

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Kilowatt	Kilowatt- Hour
1. Kilowatt is the unit of power.	1. Kilowatt-Hour is the commercial unit of Electrical energy.
2. 1 Kilowatt is defined as the energy consumed by the electrical appliance per second.	2. One Kilowatt-Hour of energy is defined as the energy consumed by an $1 K i l o w a t t$ appliance in one hour.
3. $1 k w = 1000 W a t t = 1000 J o u l e s / s e c o n d .$	3. It is also known as the Board of Trade unit (B.O.T). $1 k w h = 1000 \times 60 \times 60 W a t t - s e c o n d 1 k w h = 3.6 \times 10^{6} W - s o r J o u l e s$