Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2019
DOI
10.1119/1.5131108
Publication Title
The Physics Teacher
Volume
57
Issue
8
Pages
A571
Abstract
Answers to the Fermi questions:
How much water can you boil with the energy stored in a cell phone battery?
How much does the electrical energy for a cell phone cost each year?
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Weinstein, L. (2019). Solutions for Fermi Questions, November 2019: Question 1: Cell phones make me boil; Question 2: Charging the phone. The Physics Teacher, 57(8), A571-A571.
and may be found at https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5131108
Original Publication Citation
Weinstein, L. (2019). Solutions for Fermi Questions, November 2019: Question 1: Cell phones make me boil; Question 2: Charging the phone. The Physics Teacher, 57(8), A571. https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5131108
Repository Citation
Weinstein, Larry, "Solutions for Fermi Questions, November 2019: Question 1: Cell phones make me boil; Question 2: Charging the phone" (2019). Physics Faculty Publications. 959.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/physics_fac_pubs/959