Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

In an F1 car the engine typically revs up to 18000 rpm, how many times per second does the piston go up and down?

  1. 100

  2. 500

  3. 250

  4. 300
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D Correct answer
Explanation

At 18,000 rpm, the engine completes 18,000 / 60 = 300 revolutions per second. In a four-stroke engine, the piston completes one full up-down cycle per revolution, so it moves 300 times up and down each second.

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