(d) A spaceship of mass 2m originally at rest burns some matter–antimatter fuel until the ship’s mass is m. The light energy ejected from the ship in this process has total energy m as well.

A. C
B. F


B. F

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An electric room heater has been designed in the shape of a vertical cylinder 2-m-tall and 30 cm in diameter. For safety, the heater surface cannot exceed 35°C. If the room air is 20°C, find the power rating of the heater in watts.

GIVEN
• An electric heater in the shape of a vertical cylinder
• Heater height (H) = 2 m
• Heater diameter (D) = 30 cm = 0.3 m
• Room air temperature (T?) = 20°C = 293 K
FIND
• The power rating of the heater (q) in watts
ASSUMPTIONS
• Radiation is negligible
• Heat transfer from the top and bottom of the tank is negligible
SKETCH

PROPERTIES AND CONSTANTS
for dry air at the mean temperature of 27.5°C
Thermal expansion coefficient (?) = 0.00332 1/K
Thermal conductivity (k) = 0.0256 W/(m K)
Kinematic viscosity (?) = 16.4 × 10–6 m2/s
Prandtl number (Pr) = 0.71

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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A system consists of two thermal reservoirs in contact with each other, one at temperature 300°C and the other at temperature 200°C. 600 J of heat transfers from the 300°C reservoir to the 200°C reservoir

What is the change in entropy of this system? A) 0.221 J/K B) 1.00 J/K C) 5.00 J/K D) -1.00 J/K E) 2.31 J/K

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