From a waterfall, water is pouring down at the rate of 160 kg per second on the blades of a turbine. If the height of the fall be 50 m, the power delivered to the turbine is approximately equal to
(Take g=9.8m/s2)
A
7.84 ×104 W
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B
7.84 ×107 W
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C
8400 W
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D
784 kW
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Solution
The correct option is A 7.84 ×104 W In the given problem:
m=160kg,h=50m,g=9.8m/s2,t=1sec
Putting these values in: P=mght, we get P=7.84×104W