a) A power plant burns fuel to create heat at a rate of 3.0 x 109...
a) A power plant burns fuel to create heat at a rate of 3.0 x 109 W and is said to operate at 35% efficiency to generate electricity. What is the power output of the plant?
b) The combustion of the fuel generates 2.5 x 106 J of heat per kilogram used. How many kilograms of fuel must be burnt in a day?
c) This fuel is made of carbon and combusted in oxygen to create heat and a byproduct, CO2. The atomic mass of C is 6, and for O it is 8. This implies that for every 6.0kg of carbon burn, the reaction C + O2 --> CO2 produces 22 kg of CO2. What mass of CO2 is produced in a day?
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