A battery is charged at a potential of 15V for 8h when the current flowing is 10A. The battery on discharge supplies a current of 5A for 15h. The mean terminal voltage during discharge is 14V. The watt-hour efficiency of the battery is
A
82.5%
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B
80%
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C
90%
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D
87.5%
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Solution
The correct option is D87.5% Energy effeciency= EnergyoutputEnergyinput Where, Energy = voltage × current× time so, η=14×5×1515×10×8η=78 =87.5 %