At the surface of the earth, there is an approximate average solar flux of 0.75 kw/m2. a family wishes to construct a solar energy conversion system to power their home. if the conversion system is 30% efficient and the family needs a maximum of 26 kw, what effective surface area is needed for perfectly absorbing collectors?

An ideal gas is held in a container at constant volume. initially, its temperature is 5 degrees c and its pressure is 1.2 atm. what is its pressure when its temperature is 43 degrees c? answer in units of atm

You are a sales representative for a company that makes a new alternate fuel for vehicles. you have prepared a presentation for the environmental engineers to sell your new product. what question do you expect the audience to ask regarding whether the new fuel will cause less damage to the environment? a. do we have to change any parts of the vehicle to use this alternate fuel? b. will the vehicles get better fuel mileage with the alternate fuel? c. how much greenhouse gas does your fuel produce compared with current fuel sources? d. is the alternate fuel more expensive than fossil fuel?

Avector of magnitude 2 cannot be added to a vector of magnitude 3 so that the magnitude of the resultant is a. zero b. 1 c. 3 d. 5 e. 7