Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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Chapter 15 - The Laws of Thermodynamics - General Problems - Page 441: 73

Answer

a. About 0.22 kg/day. b. It would take about 4.5 days.

Work Step by Step

a. To find the amount of fat burned in a day, multiply the power, the time (one day), and the mass/joule conversion for fat. $$m=(95\frac{J}{s})(\frac{86400s}{day})\frac{1.0kg\;fat}{3.7\times10^7J}=0.22\frac{kg}{day}$$ b. Find the number of days needed to burn 1 kg this way. $$(1.0kg)(\frac{1\;day}{0.2218kg})=4.5\;days$$
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