The commercial unit of electric energy is commonly known as ‘unit’. Write its actual name and establish the relationship between this unit and the SI unit of energy.
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Commercial meters measure energy in kWh, SI units in Joules.
The commercial unit of electric energy is called the kilowatt-hour (kWh). - 1 unit of electricity = 1 kilowatt-hour Relationship with SI unit: The SI unit of energy is the Joule (J). \[ 1 \text{ kWh} = 1 \text{ kilowatt} \times 1 \text{ hour} = 1000 \text{ W} \times 3600 \text{ s} = 3,600,000 \text{ J} = 3.6 \times 10^6 \text{ J} \] Therefore, \[ 1 \text{ unit} = 1 \text{ kWh} = 3.6 \times 10^6 \text{ Joules}. \]