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the amount of energy transferred per unit time by an electrical appliance is measured in what?give the name not the symbol. enter your

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The amount of energy transferred per unit time by an electrical appliance is measured in what?Give the name not the symbol. Enter your answer

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Watt.

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The amount of energy transferred per unit time by an electrical appliance is often termed as electrical power. And it is commonly measured in a unit named "Watt", named after the Scottish engineer James Watt. In general usage, the term 'power' can refer to this quantity, the generation or consumption of energy, in any kind of system, not only electrical appliances.