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  4. Water is falling on the blades of a turbine at a rate of 6000 kg min -1. The height of fall is 100 m. The power given to the turbine is

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Q. Water is falling on the blades of a turbine at a rate of $6000 \,kg \,min ^{-1}$. The height of fall is $100\, m$. The power given to the turbine is

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Solution:

P = $\frac{mgh}{t} = \frac{6000 \times 10}{60} \times 100 $ = 100000 = 100kW