1.

An 8 kW electrical coil in an electric water heater runs for 3 hours to raise the water
temperature to the desired level. Determine the amount of electric energy used in both
kWh and kJ.
(8 kW)(3 h) = 24 kWh
1 kWh = (1 kJ/s)(3600 s) = 3600 kJ
24 x 3600 = 86,400 kJ
2. What is the difference between gage pressure and absolute pressure?
The pressure relative to the atmospheric pressure is called the gage pressure, and the
pressure relative to an absolute vacuum is called absolute pressure.
3. A person has a total footprint area of 400 cm2. He wants to walk on snow, but his boots
keep sinking in. Unbeknownst to him, the snow can only withstand a pressure of 0.5 kPa.
He weighs 70 kg, and he decides to wear snowshoes. What is the minimum snowshoe area
that he must wear to support himself? Consider the fact that hell have his whole weight on
one snowshoe for periods of time while walking.

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W = Pinside x A
m = 201 kPa x 4 x 10-6 m2 / 9.81 m/s2
= 0.082 kg