Question

d) A short ton of coal holds about 2.24 x 107 J of energy and costs about $56.45 per short ton. How many Joules of energy in the form of coal can you get for a dollar?

Answer 1

Answer:

396811.337 J

Explanation:

The cost of one short ton of coal = $56.45

The energy related to the short ton of coal = $2.24\times 10^{7}\ J$

Thus, As according to the question,

$56.45 of coal have $2.24\times 10^{7}\ J$ of energy.

$1 of coal have $\frac{2.24\times 10^{7}}{56.45}\ J$ of energy.

The amount of energy = 396811.337 J