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Electrical power can be defined as...
  • A
    the formula 'voltage × current × time'.
  • B
    electrical energy which is converted into another form of energy.
  • C
    the rate of doing work.
  • D
    the unit 'J', the abbreviation for Joule.

Power is the rate of "doing work". It can also be described as the rate of energy transfer, which is the same thing.
Power = Energy Transferred / Time
Power is therefore a measure of how much energy is being transferred into another form per second. It is measured in Watts (W). It is sometimes useful to rearrange this equation to read:
Energy Transferred = Power x Time

In electrical terms, and this applies to any transfer of energy which goes through electrical energy (generators, motors, etc.), the power can also be calculated using the equation:
Power = Voltage x Current
The amount of energy transferred is therefore (putting the two formulas together):
Energy = Voltage x Current x Time

To address the other possible answers, voltage x current x time = energy, not power. It is not just when electrical enegry is transferred to another form of energy, it can also be the other way around. Joules is a unit of energy, not power.

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