Burning a gallon ofgasoline releases 1.19 * 108J of internal energy. If a certain carrequires 5.20 * 105J of work to drive one mile, (a) how muchheat is given off to the atmosphere each mile, assuming the cargets 25.0 miles to the gallon? (b) If the miles per gallon of the caris increased, does the amount of heat released to the atmosphereincrease, decrease, or stay the same? Explain.

Burning a gallon ofgasoline releases 1.19 * 108J of internal energy. If a certain carrequires 5.20 * 105J of work to drive one mile, (a) how muchheat is given off to the atmosphere each mile, assuming the cargets 25.0 miles to the gallon? (b) If the miles per gallon of the caris increased, does the amount of heat released to the atmosphereincrease, decrease, or stay the same? Explain.

University Physics Volume 2

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Chapter3: The First Law Of Thermodynamics

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