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.
Watts to Horsepower Conversions
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W HP
12.00 0.016092
12.01 0.016106
12.02 0.016119
12.03 0.016132
12.04 0.016146
12.05 0.016159
12.06 0.016173
12.07 0.016186
12.08 0.016200
12.09 0.016213
12.10 0.016226
12.11 0.016240
12.12 0.016253
12.13 0.016267
12.14 0.016280
12.15 0.016293
12.16 0.016307
12.17 0.016320
12.18 0.016334
12.19 0.016347
12.20 0.016360
12.21 0.016374
12.22 0.016387
12.23 0.016401
12.24 0.016414
12.25 0.016428
12.26 0.016441
12.27 0.016454
12.28 0.016468
12.29 0.016481
12.30 0.016495
12.31 0.016508
12.32 0.016521
12.33 0.016535
W HP
12.34 0.016548
12.35 0.016562
12.36 0.016575
12.37 0.016588
12.38 0.016602
12.39 0.016615
12.40 0.016629
12.41 0.016642
12.42 0.016655
12.43 0.016669
12.44 0.016682
12.45 0.016696
12.46 0.016709
12.47 0.016723
12.48 0.016736
12.49 0.016749
12.50 0.016763
12.51 0.016776
12.52 0.016790
12.53 0.016803
12.54 0.016816
12.55 0.016830
12.56 0.016843
12.57 0.016857
12.58 0.016870
12.59 0.016883
12.60 0.016897
12.61 0.016910
12.62 0.016924
12.63 0.016937
12.64 0.016951
12.65 0.016964
12.66 0.016977
12.67 0.016991
W HP
12.68 0.017004
12.69 0.017018
12.70 0.017031
12.71 0.017044
12.72 0.017058
12.73 0.017071
12.74 0.017085
12.75 0.017098
12.76 0.017111
12.77 0.017125
12.78 0.017138
12.79 0.017152
12.80 0.017165
12.81 0.017178
12.82 0.017192
12.83 0.017205
12.84 0.017219
12.85 0.017232
12.86 0.017246
12.87 0.017259
12.88 0.017272
12.89 0.017286
12.90 0.017299
12.91 0.017313
12.92 0.017326
12.93 0.017339
12.94 0.017353
12.95 0.017366
12.96 0.017380
12.97 0.017393
12.98 0.017406
12.99 0.017420