Why are steam engines inefficient? Steam engines are extremely inefficient, wasting around 80–90 percent of all the energy they produce from coal. That means they have to burn enormous amounts of coal to produce useful amounts of power. It’s inefficient because energy is wasted as the heat and steam travel from the fire, via the […]
What is an example of a reasonable accommodation?
What is an example of a reasonable accommodation? Reasonable accommodations may include, but are not limited to: Job restructuring such as altering when and/or how an essential function of a job is performed or reallocating marginal job functions that an employee is unable to perform because of a disability. What are major life activities under […]
What colors does Brown not go with?
Who is known as the founder of modern political science?
Who is known as the founder of modern political science? Niccolò Machiavelli What is socialism communism and capitalism? The word socialism also began to be used in the 1830s, to describe a system different from capitalism. Socialism held that groups of people should own and regulate the economy for the benefit of all the members, […]
Do I need to discharge a capacitor?
Do I need to discharge a capacitor? You must discharge the capacitors before working on power supply circuits so you won’t get shocked. There are three different ways to discharge large filter capacitors in a power supply: with a screwdriver, the leads of a socketed 100 watt light bulb, and the leads of a high-wattage […]
When you rub the two balloons against your hair what will happen if you bring the two balloons near each other?
When you rub the two balloons against your hair what will happen if you bring the two balloons near each other? Rubbing the balloon onto your hair or onto the wool fabric adds electrons to the balloon and causes the balloon to become negatively charged. Like charges repel (the two balloons, once charged, will move […]
What is the source of the energy released in fission and fusion reactions?
What is the source of the energy released in fission and fusion reactions? Nuclear Fusion reactions power the Sun and other stars. In a fusion reaction, two light nuclei merge to form a single heavier nucleus. The process releases energy because the total mass of the resulting single nucleus is less than the mass of […]
What happens if a hydrogen car catches fire?
What happens if a hydrogen car catches fire? The vehicles are designed with a thermal pressure relief device (TPRD) on the tank that would discharge if the car was engulfed in a fire. If a fuel leak were to occur, the hydrogen would disperse upward rapidly, and if the TPRD were activated, the tank would […]
What is the center of a hurricane called?
How many joules is lethal?
How many joules is lethal? 50 Joules How many joules can a human punch? 400 joules How many joules can break a bone? 375 Joules How many joules does it take to crack a skull? We scanned the models after impact and compared the resulting fractures to the victim’s skull. The energy necessary for the […]