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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors
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In a hydroelectric dam, water falls 30.0 mm and then spins a turbine to generate electricity.
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What is ΔUΔUDeltaU of 1.0 kg of water?
Express your answer with the appropriate units.
Suppose the dam is 80% efficient at converting the water's potential energy to electrical energy. How many kilograms of water must pass through the turbines each second to generate 51.0 MWMW of electricity? This is a typical value for a small hydroelectric dam.
Express your answer using three decimal places.

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In a hydroelectric dam, water falls 30.0 m and then
spins a turbine to generate electricity.
You may want to review (Pages 234 - 238).
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What is AU of 1.0 kg of water?
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Your answer implies that potential energy increases. Recall that potential energy decreases when the object falls.
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Transcribed Image Text:I Review I Constants
In a hydroelectric dam, water falls 30.0 m and then
spins a turbine to generate electricity.
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You may want to review (Pages 234 - 238).
Your answer implies that potential energy increases. Recall that potential energy decreases when the object falls.
Part B
Suppose the dam is 80% efficient at converting the water's potential energy to electrical energy. How many kilograms of
water must pass through the turbines each second to generate 51.0 MW of electricity? This is a typical value for a small
hydroelectric dam.
Express your answer using three decimal places.
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