A person accidentally leaves a car with the lights on. If eachof the two headlights uses 43 W andeach of the two taillights 7.0 W,for a total of 1.0E2 W, how longwill a fresh 12-V battery last if it is rated at 8.0E1 A·h? Assume the full 12 V appears across each bulb.

Cem Hayes

Cem Hayes

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2021-05-05

A person accidentally leaves a car with the lights on. If eachof the two headlights uses 43 W andeach of the two taillights 7.0 W,for a total of 1.0E2 W, how longwill a fresh 12-V battery last if it is rated at 8.0E1 A·h?
Assume the full 12 V appears across each bulb.

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comentezq

comentezq

Skilled2021-05-07Added 106 answers

P = 100W
1 A*h = 3600 A*s (Coulombs), therefore:
Q = 288000 C
E = 12 V
For a battery, P=EI.
I=Qt
Transposing these equations and solving for t the followingequation resolves:
t=EQP=34560s=9.6 hours (So that's why theyhad it in A*h originally)

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