Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
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Chapter 27 - Circuits - Problems - Page 795: 8

Answer

The battery can deliver energy at the rate of $100~W$ for $~~14.4~hours$

Work Step by Step

We can find the total charge in coulombs: $Q = (120~C/s\cdot h)(\frac{3600~s}{1~h}) = 432,000~C$ We can find the initial energy stored in the battery: $E = \Delta V~Q = (12.0~V)(432,000~C) = 5,184,000~J$ We can find the time that the battery can deliver energy at the rate of $100~W$: $t = \frac{Energy}{Power} = \frac{5,184,000~J}{100~W} = 51,840~s$ We can express this period of time in units of hours: $t= (51,840~s)\times (\frac{1~h}{3600~s}) = 14.4~h$ The battery can deliver energy at the rate of $100~W$ for $~~14.4~hours$.
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