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3 years ago

What is the biggest disadvantage of solar electricity, or at least, why is it not used much more than it currently is?

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aev [14]3 years ago

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How expensive it is is the answer

soldier1979 [14.2K]3 years ago

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"The Solar electricity source of energy comes from the sun’s rays. It is more often in the form of a panel known as the solar panel. It has a photovoltaic system that generates and supplies energy in commercial and residential areas. Even though numerous countries are using this type of electricity to save electric-induced power, it is not used for a number of reasons. One is that 1 panel with a size of 6 by 10 solar cells is expensive. There are countries who cannot afford to buy them. Two, it requires a larger area to place the panel. Three, the efficiency is low. The smaller the panel is, the lower its efficiency and therefore produces lesser power to generate a specific area."

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Answer: The new pressure is 3 psi.

Explanation:

Given: $P_{1}$ = 12 psi, $T_{1} = 20^{o}C$

$P_{2}$ = ?, $T_{2} = 5^{o}C$

Formula used is as follows.

$\frac{P_{1}}{T_{1}} = \frac{P_{2}}{T_{2}}\\\frac{12 psi}{20^{o}C} = \frac{P_{2}}{5^{o}C}\\P_{2} = \frac{12 psi \times 5^{o}C}{20^{o}C}\\= 3 psi$

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Answer: The vapor pressure of solution is 459.17 mmHg

Explanation:

To calculate the number of moles, we use the equation:

$\text{Number of moles}=\frac{\text{Given mass}}{\text{Molar mass}}$ .....(1)

For testosterone:

Given mass of testosterone = 7.752 g

Molar mass of testosterone = 288.4 g/mol

Putting values in equation 1, we get:

$\text{Moles of testosterone}=\frac{7.752g}{288.4g/mol}=0.027mol$

For diethyl ether:

Given mass of diethyl ether = 208.0 g

Molar mass of diethyl ether = 74.12 g/mol

Putting values in equation 1, we get:

$\text{Moles of diethyl ether}=\frac{208.0g}{74.12g/mol}=2.81mol$

Mole fraction of a substance is calculated by using the equation:

$\chi_A=\frac{n_A}{n_A+n_B}$

$\chi_{\text{testosterone}}=\frac{n_{\text{testosterone}}}{n_{\text{testosterone}}+n_{\text{diethyl ether}}}$

$\chi_{\text{testosterone}}=\frac{0.027}{0.027+2.81}\\\\\chi_{\text{testosterone}}=0.0095$

The formula for relative lowering of vapor pressure will be:

$\frac{p^o-p_s}{p^o}=i\times \chi_{\text{solute}}$

where,

$p^o$ = vapor pressure of solvent (diethyl ether) = 463.57 mmHg

$p^s$ = vapor pressure of the solution = ?

i = Van't Hoff factor = 1 (for non electrolytes)

$\chi_{\text{solute}}$ = mole fraction of solute (testosterone) = 0.0095

Putting values in above equation, we get:

$\frac{463.57-p^s}{463.57}=1\times 0.0095\\\\p^s=459.17mmHg$

Hence, the vapor pressure of solution is 459.17 mmHg

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~1.5 g/cm3 and it does NOT float in water.

Explanation:

If you look at the graph, Object A weighs ~6 grams and is ~4 cm3 in volume

Density = Mass/Volume

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