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An installation consists of an electric motor which drives a water pump to lift 75 L of water per second to a height of 5 m, where water is disbursed at negligible speed. If the motor consumes a power of 5 kW, then what is the efficiency (%) of the installation? [g=10 m s-2]
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The correct answer is: 75

Power consumed by the motor

Pmotor=5000 W

Power used in lifting the water

Pwater=mght=75×10×51=3750 W

The efficiency of the motor is

η=PwaterPmotor×100%

η=37505000×100%=75%

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