A gas based geyser heats water flowing at the rate of 5.0 litres per minute from 27 to 87 . The rate of consumption of the gas is g/s. (Take heat of combustion of gas = 5.0 104 J/g, specific heat capacity of water = 4200 J/kg C)
- 4.2
- 2.1
- 0.21
- 0.42
Answer
(4) 0.42
Solution
Mass of water heated per second (1 litre of water = 1 kg):
mt = 5.0 kg60 s = 112 kg/s
Heat required per second:
Qt = mt c T = 112 4200 (87 - 27)
Qt = 21000 J/s
Rate of consumption of gas = 210005.0 104 = 0.42 g/s
Answer: (4)