Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Potential difference and power

Potential difference and power — practice question

Under ‘normal driving conditions’, an electric car can cover $150\,\text{km}$ using the full $200\,\text{MJ}$ of energy held in its batteries. If the batteries begin fully charged, the car then travels $100\,\text{km}$ in ‘normal driving conditions’. The batteries are afterwards recharged from a household electrical supply that supplies a constant current of $13.0\,\text{A}$ at a potential difference of $230\,\text{V}$. Determine the minimum time needed to recharge the batteries?

  • A$0.95\,\text{hours}$
  • B$12.4\,\text{hours}$
  • C$18.6\,\text{hours}$
  • D$27.9\,\text{hours}$

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