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The reason for which the given situation is impossible.
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Why is the following situation impossible? A politician is decrying wasteful uses of energy and decides to focus on energy used to operate plug-in electric clocks in the United States. While many people use their smartphone as an alarm clock, he estimates that there are still 270 million plug-in alarm clocks in continuous use. The clocks transform energy taken in by electrical transmission at the average rate 2.50 W. The politician gives a speech in which he complains that, at today’s electrical rates, the nation is losing $100 million every year to operate these clocks.
A light rail commuter train draws 645 A of 590 V DC electricity when accelerating.
A.What is its power consumption rate in kilowatts?
B.How long does it take to reach 30.0 m/s starting from rest if its loaded mass is 4.50 104 kg, assuming 91.0% efficiency and constant power? Find its average acceleration.
C.What is the ratio of the acceleration you found for the light rail train compares to what might be typical for an automobile?
Why is the answer not approx 0.58 kWh as P = (0.2)(120) = 24 W = 0.024 kW
and if E = P*t then E = 0.024 kW * 24 h = 0.58 kWh? Is this not the correct answer? The solution above multiples 24 by 60? Why?
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