Module 1: Activity No.

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Properties of Matter Exercises Problems

Name: MACATANGAY, Christian Mayson R.

Student No.20190131374

Problem No. 1:

A balloon is descending with a constant acceleration of 4 m/s2. The mass of the balloon
with its basket and contents, is 80 kg. What mass of the ballast must be released so that
the balloon will accelerate upward with a constant acceleration of 2 m/s2?

PLACE YOUR SOLUTION HERE

(Draw the diagrams. Indicate all forces)
Problem No 2:

A spherical fuel oil tank 2 m diameter is filled to a height 0.5m from top of the tank. The
fuel tank is used to supply the engine at the rate of 0.2 kg/s. In many hours the available
fuel will be consumed? (SG= 0.88)

4 3
4 𝑑 3
𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑆𝑝ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑇𝑎𝑛𝑘 = × 3.14 𝑟 = × 3.14 × ( )
3 3 2
4 2𝑚
= × 3.14 × 3 = 4.187 𝑚3
3 2

𝑟 2 + ℎ2
𝑅=
2ℎ
1 1 2
𝑉= × 3.14 × ℎ2 × (3𝑅 − ℎ) = × 3.14 × 0. 52 × (3 × − 0.5)
3 3 2
3
= 0.3925 𝑚

𝑘𝑔
𝑔 0.2
4.1000 × 𝑠 = 227 𝑚𝑙 = 227.33 𝑐𝑐
𝑘𝑔 0.88 𝑔 𝑠 𝑠
𝑚𝑙

𝑉𝑜𝑙. 𝑜𝑓 𝑓𝑢𝑒𝑙 = 4.187 𝑚3 − 0.3925 𝑚3 = 3.79 𝑚3

𝑐𝑐
227.3 𝑠 𝑚 3
𝑐𝑐 = 2.3 × 10−4
10−6 3 𝑠
𝑚

3.79 𝑚3
𝑉𝑜𝑙. 𝑜𝑓 𝑓𝑢𝑒𝑙/ 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 = 𝑚3
= 1.65 × 104 𝑠
2.3𝑥10−4
𝑠

1ℎ𝑟 1𝑚𝑖𝑛
1.65 × 104 𝑠𝑒𝑐 × × = 4.6 ℎ𝑟𝑠
60𝑚𝑖𝑛 60𝑠𝑒𝑐