Chapter 15: Problem 2
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The intensity (power per unit area) of the sunlight incident on Earth's surface, averaged over a 24 -h period, is about \(0.20 \mathrm{kW} / \mathrm{m}^{2} .\) If a solar power plant is to be built with an output capacity of \(1.0 \times 10^{9} \mathrm{W},\) how big must the area of the solar energy collectors be for photocells operating at \(20.0 \%\) efficiency?
On a hot day, you are in a sealed, insulated room. The room contains a refrigerator, operated by an electric motor. The motor does work at the rate of \(250 \mathrm{W}\) when it is running. Assume the motor is ideal (no friction or electrical resistance) and that the refrigerator operates on a reversible cycle. In an effort to cool the room, you turn on the refrigerator and open its door. Let the temperature in the room be \(320 \mathrm{K}\) when this process starts, and the temperature in the cold compartment of the refrigerator be \(256 \mathrm{K}\). At what net rate is heat added to \((+)\) or \(\mathrm{sub}\) tracted from \((-)\) the room and all of its contents?
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