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Your cell phone typically consumes about 340 mW of power when you text a friend.

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Question

Your cell phone typically consumes about 340 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 flowing through the cell-phone circuitry under these circumstances?

Then compare it with these:

Calculator= 0.0001A

Spark Plug= 0.001A

Clock= 0.03A

60watt lightbulb= 0.5A

color tv= 2A

1800W hair dryer= 15A

(multiple choice below)

The current in the cell phone is less than an 1800-watt hair dryer but greater than a color television.

The current in the cell phone is less than a clock radio but greater than a spark plug.     

The current in the cell phone is less than a color television but greater than a 60-watt lightbulb.

The current in the cell phone is less than a spark plug but greater than a calculator.

The current in the cell phone is less than a 60-watt lightbulb but greater than a clock radio.

Explanation / Answer

P=V^2/R=0.34W, =>0.34=3.5^2/R=>R=36.03

current I=V/R=0.097A

The current in the cell phone is less than a 60-watt lightbulb but greater than a clock radio.

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