Why are Watt Hours not Watts per Hour? Are they the same thing?

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Why are Watt Hours not Watts per Hour? Are they the same thing?

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Because its Watts applied for an hour not for every hour.

5 wH means 5 Watts applied for a hour. 5 w/h is 0.08 w applied every minute for every hour.