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Acoal-fired plant generates 600 mw of electric power. the plant uses 4.8 x 10^6 kg of coal each day, and the heat of combustion of coal is 3.3x 10^7 j/kg. the steam that drives the turbines is at a temperature of 300° c, and the exhaust water is at 37° c. (a) what is the overall efficiency of the plant for generating electric power? (b) how much thermal energy is exhausted each day? (c) what is the change in entropy of the universe for this heat engine? (d) using the same heat reservoirs, what is the maximum possible (carnot) efficiency for a heat engine?

Question 7 [2 marks] in the circuit below, the electromotive force generated by the battery is e = 6.0 v, and the resistances are r1 = r4 = 1.0 q, r2 = r3 =2.0 q. r. the power delivered by the battery to the circuit is closest to a. 6 w в. 12 w с. 15 w d. 18 w e. 20 w final exam autumn 2014 page 5 of 9 68037 physical modelling faculty of science [2 mark] question 8 with reference to question 7, the current through resistor r2 is closest to a. 1 a в. 2 а c. 3 a d. 4 a e. 6 a

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