Question

60 kg of fuel was completely burnt for an experiment. The amount of heat energy was found to be 180000KJ. Calculate calorific value of the fuel.​

Answer 1

Answer:

3000 kJ/kg

Explanation:

The calorific value of a substance is the amount of heat produced per unit mass by the combustion of the substance.

It is given by:

$C=\frac{Q}{m}$

where

Q is the amount of heat released

m is the mass of the fuel

In this problem, we have:

m = 60 kg is the mass of fuel

$Q=180,000 kJ$ is the amount of heat released

Therefore, the calorific value of the fuel is:

$C=\frac{180,000}{60}=3000 kJ/kg$