The Hoover Dam in the U.S produces 2 x 10 ^9 Watts of electricity and is composed of 7 x 10^9 kg of concrete. Concrete requires 1MJ of energy to produce 1 kg

1) How much energy did it take to produce the dam?

2) How long is the "energy payback time" for the dam?

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Respuesta :

Answer:

1) [tex]7 x 10^{15} J[/tex]

2) [tex]40.5[/tex] days

Step-by-step explanation:

1) First of all we use [tex]1MJ=1x10^{6}J[/tex] so the total energy will be [tex]7x10^{9} kg * 1x10^{6} \frac{J}{kg} =7x10^{15}J[/tex].

2)Then we use [tex]1W=1\frac{J}{s}[/tex] and [tex]Time=\frac{7 x 10^{15} J }{2x10^{9}J/s} =3.5x10^{6}s[/tex] or [tex]3.5x10^{6}s*\frac{1h}{3600s}*\frac{1day}{24h} =40.5 days[/tex]