Chemistry In Context
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781259638145
Author: Fahlman, Bradley D., Purvis-roberts, Kathleen, Kirk, John S., Bentley, Anne K., Daubenmire, Patrick L., ELLIS, Jamie P., Mury, Michael T., American Chemical Society
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 5, Problem 5Q
A coal-burning power plant generates electrical power at a rate of 500 megawatts (MW), or 5.00 × 108 J/s. The plant has an overall net efficiency of 37.5% (0.375) for the conversion of heat to electricity.
- a. Calculate the electrical energy (in joules) generated in one year of operation and the heat energy used for that purpose.
- b. Assuming the power plant burns coal that releases 30 kJ/g, calculate the mass of coal (in grams and metric tons) that is burned in one year of operation.
Hint: 1 metric ton = 1.3 × 103 kg = 1.3 × 106 g.
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