There are multiple reasons for this. First of all, water is available in almost every place on the Earth. It doesn't pollute the air, doesn't cause health use and is easily handle.
Other factor is the fact that water has a really high specific heat. This means that water, and more specifically steam, can aborb and transport more energy. A lower heat capacity would imply the need to boil more of the liquid to obtain the same amount of energy. This combine with the fact that water expands at a large rate when boiling, combine with everything mentioned previously, and you get a liquid with all the characteristics that a efficient turbine requires to work.
An element refers to a collection of atoms having the same number of protons and electrons (an atomic number). In each element there is a different atomic number due to a different amount of protons in the nucleus.
An isotope is a variation of an element that contains a different number of neutrons, therefore adding weight to the atom.
An ion is a charged atom, and its charge shows how many electrons it needs to gain or lose in order to become stable.
Answer:
ΔU = 5.21 × 10^(10) J
Explanation:
We are given;
Mass of object; m = 1040 kg
To solve this, we will use the formula for potential energy which is;
U = -GMm/r
But we are told we want to move the object from the Earth's surface to an altitude four times the Earth's radius.
Thus;
ΔU = -GMm((1/r_f) - (1/r_i))
Where;
M is mass of earth = 5.98 × 10^(24) kg
r_f is final radius
r_i is initial radius
G is gravitational constant = 6.67 × 10^(-11) N.m²/kg²
Since, it's moving to altitude four times the Earth's radius, it means that;
r_i = R_e
r_f = R_e + 4R_e = 5R_e
Where R_e is radius of earth = 6371 × 10³ m
Thus;
ΔU = -6.67 × 10^(-11) × 5.98 × 10^(24)
× 1040((1/(5 × 6371 × 10³)) - (1/(6371 × 10³))
ΔU = 5.21 × 10^(10) J
