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Grade 12Mechanics

A human heart pumps out 60 mL of blood at an average pressure of 100 mm of mercury and makes 72 heartbeats per minute. its pumping power is?

Profile image of Himaja
11 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Naveen Kumar
ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer11 Years ago
calculate energy needed for pumping by using E=P*V
p=pressure, v=volume
it is required for 1 minute.so calculate for one second.
Also, convert the unit ml to L …..and mm of Hg...to Pascal and then multiply them.
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Profile image of Himaja
11 Years ago
I tried that way but I did not arrive at right answer.
the answer is 0.98 W