When running on its 11.4 V battery, a laptop computer uses 8.3 W. The computer can run on battery power for 9.0 h before the battery is depleted.a. What is the current delivered by the battery to the computer?b. How much energy, in joules, is this battery capable of supplying?c. How high off the ground could a 75 kg person be raised using the energy from this battery?

When running on its 11.4 V battery, a laptop computer uses 8.3 W. The computer can run on battery power for 9.0 h before the battery is depleted.a. What is the current delivered by the battery to the computer?b. How much energy, in joules, is this battery capable of supplying?c. How high off the ground could a 75 kg person be raised using the energy from this battery?

College Physics

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Author:Paul Peter Urone, Roger Hinrichs

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Chapter20: Electric Current, Resistance, And Ohm's Law

Section: Chapter Questions

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