Q1.

The gauge pressure of the air in the tank shown in the figure is measured to be 65
kPa. Determine the differential height, h, of the mercury column.

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Add up all together:

because Pf = Patm and Pa – Pf = 65000 N/m2

by substituting all the infos given and do the calculation, value of H is 48.7 cm.

Q2.

When a hydrocarbon fuel is burned, almost all of the carbon in the fuel
burns completely to form CO2 (carbon dioxide), which is the principle gas
causing the greenhouse effect and thus global climate change. On
average, 0.59 kg of CO2 is produced for each kW-h of electricity
generated from a powerplant that burns natural gas. A typical new
household refrigerator uses about 700 kW-h of electricity per year.
Determine the amount of CO2 production that is due to the refrigerators in
a city with 200,000 households.

Given : mCO2 0.59kg CO2 / kW-h

20000
N houses
0
Power 700kW-h/house/year
Find : MCO2 ??? mton CO2 / year
Solution
The total mass of CO2 produced per year is the product of the
:
rate of CO2 production per kW-h, the rate at which power is used
by each house and the number of houses.
Eqn 1
Check the units in this equation :

Eqn 2

Plug in the kg CO2 /

MCO2 8.26E+07
values : year
Unit conversion factor : 1 metric ton = 1000kg
mton CO2 /
Therefore : MCO2 82600
year
Answers
MCO2 82600 mton CO2 / year
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