A 12 V storage battery supplies a steady current of 0.50 A to a lamp for 10 minutes.

PHYSICS · Multi-part · A Level · Physics · Electricity · Electricity

Problem

A 12 V storage battery supplies a steady current of 0.50 A to a lamp for 10 minutes. (a) Calculate the total charge that flows through the lamp in this interval. (b) Determine the electrical work done by the battery on this charge. (c) Express the energy obtained in part (b) in kilojoules.

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