Question: Problem 2 . Charging a cellphone. The power is out and you need to charge up your cell phone. Fortunately, you have a hand cranked

Problem 2. Charging a cellphone.
The power is out and you need to charge up your cell phone. Fortunately, you have a hand cranked generator that is very efficient at converting mechanical energy into electrical energy of the battery, \(\eta \rightarrow 1\). The generator is effectively a handle that you rotate around in a circle by applying a force.
(a) If the handle has a radius of rotation of 10 cm and you can crank it at a rate of 1 revolution per second by applying a 50 N force tangentially, how much power are you generating?
(b) With the power you calculated in (a), how long will it take you to charge up your phone? A typical phone battery has a capacity of about 10 Watt-hours.
(c) How many food calories would you need to consume to produce this much output energy? Include an approximate metabolic efficiency for humans.
(d) If you had a \(0.1\mathrm{~m}^{2}\) solar panel, how long would it take to charge the phone? Include a typical solar panel efficiency and assume you're charging on a bright sunny day.
Problem 2 . Charging a cellphone. The power is

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