1. A coal-burning plant station provides the energy needs of a certain community which has an average power requirement of 670 MW. The power station has an overall efficiency of 35%. The specific energy of coal is 28x10^6 jxkg^-1. Calculate the mass of coal burned every second. Report your answer in kg with 2 sig figs.

If an object with an initial temperature of 300 k increases its temperature by 1°c every minute, by how many degrees fahrenheit will its temperature have increased in 10 minutes? (a) 6°f (b) 10°f (c) 18°f (d) 30°f

Which law represents the thermodynamic statement of the conservation of energy of a system? a. the fourth law b. the first law c. the second law d. the third law

The intensity of a polarized electromagnetic wave is 12 w/m^2. part a) what will be the intensity after passing through a polarizing filter whose axis makes the angle θ=0∘ with the plane of polarization? part b) what will be the intensity after passing through a polarizing filter whose axis makes the angle θ=30∘ with the plane of polarization? part c) what will be the intensity after passing through a polarizing filter whose axis makes the angle θ=45∘ with the plane of polarization? part d) what will be the intensity after passing through a polarizing filter whose axis makes the angle θ=60∘ with the plane of polarization? part e) what will be the intensity after passing through a polarizing filter whose axis makes the angle θ=90∘ with the plane of polarization?