151k views
20 votes
The batteries in a flashlight are Dead and the flashlight no longer works. What happened to the energy that was in the battery

User RetroGhost
by
4.4k points

1 Answer

8 votes

Answer:

See the answer below

Step-by-step explanation:

When the batteries in a flashlight become dead and the flashlight no longer works, it means that the chemical energy present in the battery has been converted to electrical energy to power the touch and eventually got lost to the environment as heat.

In a typical flashlight that works with batteries, the chemical energy in the batteries is converted to electrical energy, and this powers the bulbs in the flashlight. Gradually, the electrical energy is converted to heat energy and this is lost to the environment by radiation. When all the energy is lost to heat, the batteries are said to be dead and the flashlight stops functioning.

User Flavio Moraes
by
5.1k points