This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: The lifetime of a fossil fuel resource, formed by dividing the total reserves by the current use ... (Read 47 times)

karlynnae

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 599
on: Jul 28, 2018
The lifetime of a fossil fuel resource, formed by dividing the total reserves by the current use rate, is an accurate measure of the number of years of that resource remaining to be exploited.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

The approximate energy needed to ionize the n = 1 (the deepest) state in hydrogen is
 
  a. 10 eV.
  b. 10 keV.
  c. 10 MeV.
  d. 10 GeV.
  e. 10 TeV.


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

amynguyen1221

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 355
Reply #1 on: Jul 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

It is not possible because the use of fossil fuels is growing. We discussed the
question of linear and exponential growth in several chapters. The linear lifetime is always
greater than the exponential lifetime.

Answer to Question 2

A


karlynnae

  • Member
  • Posts: 599
Reply 2 on: Jul 28, 2018
Wow, this really help

Jossy

  • Member
  • Posts: 336
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

« previous next »
 

Did you know?

It is believed that humans initially contracted crabs from gorillas about 3 million years ago from either sleeping in gorilla nests or eating the apes.

Did you know?

Pope Sylvester II tried to introduce Arabic numbers into Europe between the years 999 and 1003, but their use did not catch on for a few more centuries, and Roman numerals continued to be the primary number system.

Did you know?

Patients who cannot swallow may receive nutrition via a parenteral route—usually, a catheter is inserted through the chest into a large vein going into the heart.

Did you know?

Most fungi that pathogenically affect humans live in soil. If a person is not healthy, has an open wound, or is immunocompromised, a fungal infection can be very aggressive.

Did you know?

Barbituric acid, the base material of barbiturates, was first synthesized in 1863 by Adolph von Bayer. His company later went on to synthesize aspirin for the first time, and Bayer aspirin is still a popular brand today.

Fossil of an early invertebrate animal showing bilateral symmetry Fossil of an early invertebrate animal showing bilateral symmetry
Three of the color variants found at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Texas Three of the color variants found at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Texas
4.1 Age changes in total IQ based on cross-sectional data (lower line) and longitudinal data ... 4.1 Age changes in total IQ based on cross-sectional data (lower line) and longitudinal data ...
Fuel should be heard returning to the fuel tank at the fuel return line if the fuel pump and ... Fuel should be heard returning to the fuel tank at the fuel return line if the fuel pump and ...
A demand delivery system uses a fuel-pressure regulator attached to the fuel pump assembly inside ... A demand delivery system uses a fuel-pressure regulator attached to the fuel pump assembly inside ...
Total parenteral nutrition through a catheter in the right subclavian Total parenteral nutrition through a catheter in the right subclavian
Video: Body plan of euglena Animation

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library