Fundamentals of Electric Circuits
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Author: Charles K Alexander, Matthew Sadiku
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1, Problem 26P
A cell phone battery is rated at 3.85 V and can store 10.78 watt-hours of energy.
- (a) How much average current can it deliver over a period of 3 hours if it is fully discharged at the end of that time?
- (b) How much average power is delivered in part (a)?
- (c) What is the ampere-hour rating of the battery?
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