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Convert the given sources data in the Table accompanied for the problems 13.14 to 13.20 in the textbook from Billions of kilowatt-hours to Billions of Btu.

Answer to Problem 16P
The given sources data in the Table accompanied for the problems 13.14 to 13.20 in the textbook from Billions of kilowatt-hours to Billions of Btu are tabulated in Table 1.
Explanation of Solution
Given data:
Refer to the problem 13.16 in textbook for the accompanying table.
Formula used:
The value of the
Convert 1 hr into seconds,
Rearrange the equation,
Calculation:
Substitute equation (2) in equation (1),
Rearrange the equation for the relation between kWhr to Btu.
For coal:
All the following calculations of conversion are in Billions.
Coal for the year 1980 is,
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Coal for the year 1990 is,
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Coal for the year 2000 is,
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Coal for the year 2005 is,
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Coal for the year 2010 is,
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Coal for the year 2020 is,
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The coal for the year 2030 is,
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For petroleum:
All the following calculations of conversion are in Billions.
Petroleum for the year 1980 is,
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Petroleum for the year 1990 is,
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Petroleum for the year 2000 is,
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Petroleum for the year 2005 is,
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Petroleum for the year 2010 is,
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Petroleum for the year 2020 is,
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Petroleum for the year 2030 is,
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For Natural gas:
All the following calculations of conversion are in Billions.
Natural gas for the year 1980 is,
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Natural gas for the year 1990 is,
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Natural gas for the year 2000 is,
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Natural gas for the year 2000 is,
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Natural gas for the year 2010 is,
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Natural gas for the year 2020 is,
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Natural gas for the year 2030 is,
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For Nuclear:
All the following calculations of conversion are in Billions.
Nuclear of the year 1980 is,
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Nuclear of the year 1990 is,
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Nuclear of the year 2000 is,
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Nuclear of the year 2005 is,
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Nuclear of the year 2010 is,
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Nuclear of the year 2020 is,
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Nuclear of the year 2030 is,
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For Renewable/Others:
All the following calculations of conversion are in Billions.
Renewable of the year 1980 is,
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Renewable of the year 1990 is,
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Renewable of the year 2000 is,
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Renewable of the year 2005 is,
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Renewable of the year 2010 is,
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Renewable of the year 2020 is,
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Renewable of the year 2030 is,
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Therefore, the conversion from the Billions of kilowatt-hours to Billions of Btu is tabulated in Table 1 as below,
Table 1
Year | Coal | Petroleum | Natural Gas | Nuclear | Renewable/Other |
1980 | 3964364.644 | 839568.365 | 1181702.929 | 857047.498 | 971629.780 |
1990 | 5440295.783 | 432152.749 | 1272232.717 | 1968805.908 | 1219239.346 |
2000 | 6710783.794 | 379592.824 | 2051319.335 | 2573006.312 | 1216647.203 |
2005 | 6965554.432 | 393945.686 | 2565927.833 | 2641878.821 | 1282816.647 |
2010 | 7568426.513 | 357740.324 | 2641028.311 | 2760043.005 | 1623692.512 |
2020 | 8548734.427 | 364094.232 | 3763682.596 | 2971657.446 | 1758194.194 |
2030 | 11538105.135 | 391378.116 | 3388286.347 | 2971291.918 | 1908300.270 |
Conclusion:
Hence, the conversion for the energy sources from billions kilowatt-hours to billion Btu has been explained.
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