A coal-fired plant generates 600 MW of electric power. The plant uses 4.8 106 kg of coal each day. The heat of combustion of coal is 3.3 107 J/kg.
The steam that drives the turbines is at a temperature of 300C, and the exhaust water is at 37C.
(a) What is the overall efficiency of the plant for generating electric power?
(b) What is the Carnot efficiency?
Question 2
How many moles are there in 2.0 kg of copper? (The atomic weight of copper is 63.5 and its specific gravity is 8.9.)
What will be an ideal response?