Answer to Question #96627 in General Chemistry for LK

Question #96627
A 41-kg person drinks 570. g of milk, which has a "caloric" value of approximately 3.0 kJ/g. If only 16% of the energy in milk is converted to mechanical work, how high (in meters) can the person climb based on this energy intake?[Hint: The work done in ascending is given by mgh, where m is the mass (in kilograms), g the gravitational acceleration (9.8 m/s2), and h the height (in meters.)]
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2019-10-17T07:18:58-0400

Q96627


Solution:


Mass of the person"=m=41kg."

Amount of milk taken "=570g"

Calorific value of milk "=3kJ\/g"


Thus, "Energy consumed =amount of milk*calorific value"

"=(570g)*(3kJ\/g)"

"=1710kJ."


Given, only of 16% of the consumed energy is converted to Mechanical energy.


Thus, Mechanical energy"=(16\/100)*1710kJ"

"=273.6kJ"

"=mgh"


where, "g=9.8m\/s^2"


Thus, "h=273.6*10^3\/(mg)"

"=(273.6*10^3)\/(41*9.8)"

"=680.936m" (Answer)


Thus, the person can climb upto a height of "680.936m" based on this energy intake.


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