A 1000-watt microwave oven takes 60 seconds to heat a bowl of soup. How many joules of energy does it use?

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Answer 1 · 2014-08-03T15:16:15

The microwave uses #6000 J# of energy.

Where #P# = Power, #t# = time, and #W# = work ...

#P = 1000# watts
#t = 60# seconds

The formula for Power is given by:

#P = W/t#

Therefore:

1000 Watts = #W/60#

So ...

#W=1000(60) =6000 W# (or J=Joules)

From this, we can say that a microwave oven of 1000 W uses 6000 J of energy in 1 minute (60 seconds).