Convert 12 Watts to Horsepower
How much power is 12 watts? What is 12 watts in horsepower? 12 W to HP conversion.
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12 Watts ≈
0.016092265 Mechanical Horsepower
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Result in Plain English
12 watts is equal to about 0.0161 horsepower.
To a Percentage
12 watts ≈ 1.61% of a horsepower.
In Scientific Notation
12 watts
= 1.2 x 101 watts
≈ 1.60923 x 10-2 horsepower
Watts
A watt is the standard unit of power. It is the power needed to do one joule of work per second. A typical incandescent light bulb uses 40-100 watts.
Horsepower
Mechanical horsepower is commonly used to measure the maximum power of a car's engine in the United States. It is slightly different than Metric horsepower, which is used in Europe.