Question

An electric wheel chair is designed to run on a single 12-V battery rated to provide 100 ampere-hours. How much energy is stored in this battery?

Answer 1

Explanation:

It is given that,

Voltage of the battery, V = 12 V

Current, I = 100 ampere-hours

Energy stored is given by the product of power and time taken. So,

$E=P\times t$

P is the power, $P=V\times I$

$P=12\times 100$

P = 1200 watts

This power can be used for 1 hour or 3600 seconds

Energy, $E=1200\times 3600$

E = 4320000 J

So, the energy stored in this battery is 4320000 J. Hence, this is the required solution.