Convert 72 Watts to Horsepower
How much power is 72 watts? What is 72 watts in horsepower? 72 W to HP conversion.
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72 Watts ≈
0.096553590 Mechanical Horsepower
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Result in Plain English
72 watts is equal to about 0.0966 horsepower.
To a Percentage
72 watts ≈ 9.66% of a horsepower.
In Scientific Notation
72 watts
= 7.2 x 101 watts
≈ 9.65536 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.