A flashlight battery has a lifetime of 5 hours and it is rated for 0.6 ampere-hours.

(a) What is the current that can be delivered by the battery?
(b) How much power can be delivered if the terminal voltage is 8 V?
(c) How much energy is stored in the battery?

Question

A flashlight battery has a lifetime of 5 hours and it is rated for 0.6 ampere-hours.

(a) What is the current that can be delivered by the battery?
(b) How much power can be delivered if the terminal voltage is 8 V?
(c) How much energy is stored in the battery?

anonymous · Answer

help please

anonymous · Answer

No idea about these, I guess if it's able to 0.6 amps in an hour and it can go for 5 hours, then u have 5*0.6 = 3 Amps.

anonymous · Answer

ahhh man im gonna cut my wrists this question is so depressing

anonymous · Answer

Current delivered = 0.12 Am
Power at Voltage 8V = 0.96Watt
Energy = 0.192J

anonymous · Answer

Heh, wrong way around...:-) (Me).

anonymous · Answer

rizaldo cuz how did you do it can you give me some intuition please

anonymous · Answer

energy here is 0.0013joules

anonymous · Answer

http://www.streetmusician.co.uk/batterycalculation/

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

never mind, I might hav made mistakes in calculations, thou they don't seem complex. Best of luck!