5 Differences Between Power and Energy:  CBSE Class 11 Physics Notes

BY Team Aakash Byju's

Energy is the capacity to do work.

Energy

Power is the rate at which work is done, or energy is supplied.

Power

The S.I. unit of energy is Joule.

Energy

The S.I. unit of power is the watt.

Power

The other high commercial unit of energy is kilowatt-hour.

Energy

Power is expressed in kilowatt and horsepower. 1 horsepower = 746 watt

Power

The amount of energy consumed can be calculated by W = F x s; if a force F is applied to an object, its displacement is s.  Note that the work done on an object is stored as energy in the object.

Energy

Power can be calculated by P = w/t, where W is the work done for time t.

Power

There are various forms of energy such as electrical energy, sound energy, light energy, etc.

The various types of power are electrical power, optical power, human power, etc.

Power