Flashlight Bulb Power and Battery Terminal Voltage

Chapter 28, Problem 5

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A 6 \(\Omega\) flashlight bulb is powered by a 3 V battery with an internal resistance of 1 \(\Omega\) . What are the power dissipation of the bulb and the terminal voltage of the battery?

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A 6 \(\Omega\) flashlight bulb is powered by a 3 V battery with an internal resistance of 1 \(\Omega\) . What are the power dissipation of the bulb and the terminal voltage of the battery?

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Given: 
The battery voltage, \(\mathrm{V}=3 \mathrm{~V}\) 
The bulb resistance, \(R=6 \Omega\) 
The internal resistance of the battery, \(r=1 \Omega\)
We can start by calculating the total resistance in the circuit, which is just the sum of the internal resistance of the battery and the resistance of the bulb:
\(\mathrm{R}_{\text {otal }}=\mathrm{R}+\mathrm{r}=6 \Omega+1 \Omega=7 \Omega\)

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Illuminate the science of flashlight power! In this video, we explore how a 6V bulb is powered by a 3V battery with an internal resistance. We calculate the power dissipation of the bulb and the terminal voltage of the battery, unraveling the physics of electrical circuits.


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