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An Energy Primer Answers
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c) 7,930 Btu
d) 11.9 minutes
b) hint: think about the second law of thermodynamics b) $1748/season b) 8% c) 46 m2 c) about 9 years
3. a) 194,000 cf (or 1940 ccf) 4. a) 9,565,420 Btu (or 9.6 MBtu) 5. a) 2190 kWh 6. 498 tons b) 21.9%
7. a) 4,000 8. Battery energy: 4.5 Wh = 4.5 x 10-3 kWh Cost per kWh: $222 Comparison of electrical energy from the battery = 2220 times as much
9. Fuel Cost per Mbtu Cost of Home Heating Natural gas $11.07 $1660 Propane $18.37 $2755 Fuel oil $14.51 $2177 Electricity $29.31 $3517 (show your calculations for all the values included in the table)