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Efficiency Practice Problems
In-Class Examples
Example #1: & certain ight bulb consumes 200) of eletiealeneray per second bu only emits 251
light enerey per second. Caleultethe efficiency ofthis bulb
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Erample #2: A certain|arge wind turbine sable to transtorm 100,000 of mechanical energy ito
41,000,000 of electrical eneray every second
23. How much thermal energy does this turbine Waste each second?
1$00 00 = 1,800,000 = $00,000 (Thermal)
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Example #3: A certain engine fled with gasoline that contains chemial energy, and when the engine
{sstarted, it bepne transforming that chemical energy into mechanical energy. Over the
course of afew seconds, the engine transforms 7,000 of chemical eneray, but 5,000) of
‘hat energy ie wasted inthe frm of thermal energy
1 How much energy does the engine transform into useful mechanical energy during
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b. Calculate the ficiency af this motor.
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300gEtficincy Extra Practice
"Now try the following practice problems on your own, using the in-class example problems as 2 ule.
Show alo your work on problems.
4, In every energy transformation theres always ome amount ot_thevata [energy produced
Unless this type of energy (a) is what is wanted, thisis considered _usebss ska nergy
Foroxample, abattry transforms _chewwica/’enerayinto_¢ lec Ariza | ener, but
some thermal ‘waste’ energy sls generate, so the battery heats up. inthis ample, 2
comparison or rato ofthe electrical energy to the chemical energy called fenes
2._ certain solar pane! is capable of absorbing 750 of light energy every second and converting 150! of
that energy int electricl energy.
‘How much energy is wasted inthe form of heat bythe solar panel every second?
waskel = input - outpet 2 7507-150T = §00T wasted,
1b, Whats the effiene ofthis solr par?
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3. certain fanis capable of using 4800 of electrical energy each mite, converting 4000 of t into
inate energy ofthe fan. What le the efficiency af hi fon?
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5.000) of energy to acompsh thi, what war the eftency ofthe enery transformation?
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into ght emery while some ‘waste’ ternal energy ao generated. H 200) of thermal enereys
fenerated each second what she efceny oft bulb? (Hint: Pay good atron to wa energy
talus you've been ie, before you stat pugg them no the een forma)
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