Your cell phone typically consumes about 300 mW of power when you text a friend. If the phone is operated using a lithium-ion battery with a voltage of 3.5 V, what is the current (in A) flowing through the cell-phone dirauitry under these circumstances? Compare your result with the data given in the table below. Typical Currents in Common Devices Device Current (A) Calculator 0.0001 Spark plug 0.001 0.003 iPhone (while charging) 60 watt conventional 0.5 lightbulb LCD television 1.9 1,800 watt hair dryer 15 O The current in the cell phone is greater than that in a calculator but less than that in a spark plug. O The current in the cell phone is greater than that in a spark plug but less than that in an iPhone (while charging). O The current in the cell phone is greater than that in an iPhone (while charging) but less than that in a 60 watt lightbulb. O The current in the cell phone is greater than that in a 60 watt lightbulb but less than that in an LCD television. O The current in the cell phone is greater than that in an LCD television but less than that in a 1,800 watt hair dryer.

Your cell phone typically consumes about 300 mW of power when you text a friend. If the phone is operated using a lithium-ion battery with a voltage of 3.5 V, what is the current (in A) flowing through the cell-phone dirauitry under these circumstances? Compare your result with the data given in the table below. Typical Currents in Common Devices Device Current (A) Calculator 0.0001 Spark plug 0.001 0.003 iPhone (while charging) 60 watt conventional 0.5 lightbulb LCD television 1.9 1,800 watt hair dryer 15 O The current in the cell phone is greater than that in a calculator but less than that in a spark plug. O The current in the cell phone is greater than that in a spark plug but less than that in an iPhone (while charging). O The current in the cell phone is greater than that in an iPhone (while charging) but less than that in a 60 watt lightbulb. O The current in the cell phone is greater than that in a 60 watt lightbulb but less than that in an LCD television. O The current in the cell phone is greater than that in an LCD television but less than that in a 1,800 watt hair dryer.

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Chapter21: Current And Direct Current Circuits

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 13P: While taking photographs in Death Valley on a day when the temperature is 58.0C, Bill Hiker finds...

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