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ChemistryChemistry In FocusSome people choose renewable energy over conventional sources. For example, you can supplement home electricity with solar photovoltaic cells on your rooftop. In some areas, utility companies have programs that buy back unused electricity during peak sunshine and supply extra electricity at times of insufficient sunshine. Would you ever consider participating in such a program? Why or why not?

Some people choose renewable energy over conventional sources. For example, you can supplement home electricity with solar photovoltaic cells on your rooftop. In some areas, utility companies have programs that buy back unused electricity during peak sunshine and supply extra electricity at times of insufficient sunshine. Would you ever consider participating in such a program? Why or why not?

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Chemistry In Focus

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ISBN: 9781337399692

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Ch. 10 - Calculating Efficiencies A solar power tower has...Ch. 10 - Square Meters of Solar Cells Highway call boxes...Ch. 10 - A full-size, multipassenger solar-powered car is...Ch. 10 - What is the main obstacle to using solar power?Ch. 10 - Explain why hydroelectric power and wind power are...Ch. 10 - How does a dam produce electricity?Ch. 10 - What are the advantages and disadvantages of...Ch. 10 - How does a wind turbine produce electricity?Ch. 10 - What are the advantages and disadvantages of wind...Ch. 10 - Explain how a solar power tower works.
Ch. 10 - Explain how a solar parabolic trough works.Ch. 10 - What are the advantages and disadvantages of solar...Ch. 10 - What solar technologies are currently used for...Ch. 10 - What is a semiconductor? What do n-type and p-type...Ch. 10 - Explain how a photovoltaic (PV) cell works.Ch. 10 - What are the advantages and disadvantages of PV...Ch. 10 - Why is intermittence a problem for solar energy...Ch. 10 - What are the advantages and disadvantages of...Ch. 10 - How does a geothermal power plant generate...Ch. 10 - What are the advantages and disadvantages of...Ch. 10 - Why are efficiency and conservation of energy...Ch. 10 - In what ways can energy be conserved in...Ch. 10 - Why should natural gas appliances always be...Ch. 10 - Explain why efficiency is important in keeping...Ch. 10 - Cost of Power Suppose your monthly electric bill...Ch. 10 - Suppose your monthly electric bill is $195.00 at a...Ch. 10 - Your monthly electric bill is $54 at a rate of 12...Ch. 10 - Your monthly electric bill is $245 at a rate of 15...Ch. 10 - Efficiency of Solar Power A PV cell intercepts...Ch. 10 - A PV cell intercepts 585 watts of sunlight and...Ch. 10 - Several PV cells totaling 4.2 m2 of active area...Ch. 10 - A PV cell intercepts 1487 watts of sunlight and is...Ch. 10 - If a typical home requires an average power of 1...Ch. 10 - One of the problems associated with electric...Ch. 10 - A rooftop in the southwestern United States...Ch. 10 - Use the energy conversion tables in Chapter 9 to...Ch. 10 - A window air conditioner requires approximately...Ch. 10 - A hot tub requires 448 kWh of electricity per...Ch. 10 - Does an average ear have enough surface area to...Ch. 10 - How big a solar cell (in m2) is needed to provide...Ch. 10 - List ways the government could encourage use of...Ch. 10 - Some people choose renewable energy over...Ch. 10 - Worldwide renewable energy consumption has been...

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