If 60 percent of the potential energy of water flowing over a dam can be converted to electricity, find the maximum power output, in kW (kilowatts), for a dam 50 m high where the water crosses at a rate of 300,000 kg/min (1 watt = 1 joule/sec, 1 kW = 1000 watts)

If 60 percent of the potential energy of water flowing over a dam can be converted to electricity, find the maximum power output, in kW (kilowatts), for a dam 50 m high where the water crosses at a rate of 300,000 kg/min (1 watt = 1 joule/sec, 1 kW = 1000 watts)

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20. If 60 percent of the potential energy of water flowing over a dam can be converted to electricity, find the maximum power output, in kW (kilowatts), for a dam 50 m high where the water crosses at a rate of 300,000 kg/min

(1 watt = 1 joule/sec, 1 kW = 1000 watts)

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