A toy train of mass 1 kg moves with a constant velocity of 8 m/s, when connected to a battery of 8 V for 4 s. What is the current in the circuit?
Electrical energy of the battery will be converted into kinetic energy of train.
Kinetic energy of the train = 12mv2 = 12×1×82 = 32 J
This energy should be equal to the energy produced by battery which is W = QV
QV = 32 J
Q = 32V = 328 = 4 C
Now current, I = Qt = 44 = 1 A