Answer:
1. 176 × 10^12 W ; 78400000000
Explanation:
Given the following :
Fall rate = 2,400,000kg/s
Average height of fall = 50m
Gravitational Potential of falling water = mgh = mass × acceleration due to gravity × height =
How many 15 W LED light bulbs could it power?
Recall : power = workdone / time
Workdone = gravitational potential energy
Mass of water = density * volume
Density of water = 1 * 10^3kg/m^3
Rate of fow = volume / time = 2400000
Hence,
Power = 1000 * 2,400,000 * 9.8 * 50
Power = 1176000000000
Power = 1. 176 × 10^12 W
How many 15 W LED light bulbs could it power?
1176000000000 / 15 = 78400000000
= 78400000000 15 W bulbs
