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How does a geothermal power plant generate electricity? What are the advantages and disadvantages of geothermal power?
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When an electrical appliance whose power usage is X watts is run for Y seconds, it uses X × Y joules of energy. The energy unit used by electrical utilities in their monthly bills is the kilowatt-hour (kWh, that is, 1 kilowatt used for 1 hour). How many joules are there in a kilowatt-hour? If electricity costs $.09 per kilowatt-hour, how much does it cost per megajoule?
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In Table 7.2 (Energy Expenditure of a 180-Pound Person During Selected Exercises)Links to an external site. in the course textbook, it is claimed that a person climbing stairs expends about 1200 kcal/hr. The maximum human power output for short-term effort is approximately 1200 W (remember 1 W = 1 J/s).
Is the value of 1200 kcal/hr a reasonable estimate of average power output by a person climbing stairs?
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