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Answer to: Give one example of good domestic fuel.

Example of good domestic fuel: LPG.

4 years ago
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Answer to: The calorific values of five fuels A, B, C, D and E are given below: A 48 kj/g B 17 kj/g C 150 kj/g

(i) cooking gas – D (ii) alcohol – E (iii) wood – B (iv) hydrogen – C (v) kerosene – A

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Answer to: Calorific value and ignition temperature of fuel X are 75 kj/g and 20°C respectively. These values for fuel Y are 50 kj/g and 75°C respectively.

Fuel Y is a better fuel because (i) it has a moderate ignition temperature of 75°C (ii) it produces no harmful gases like CO on burning.

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Answer to: The calorific values of three fuels A, B and C are 33 kj/g, 48 kj/g and 150 kj/g, respectively. A is solid, B is liquid and C is a gas at room temperature.

Fuel B is the most ideal fuel because: (i) it leaves no residue on burning. (ii) it has high calorific value of 48 kJ/g. (iii) it does not burn ...

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Answer to: The calorific value and ignition temperature of fuel A are 55 kj/g and 80°C, respectively. These values for fuel B are 80 kj/g and 10°C, respectively.

Fuel A: (i) Lower calorific value of 55 kJ/g (Disadvantage) (ii) Moderate ignition temperature of 80°C (Advantage) (iii) No harmful gases produc...

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Answer to: (a) What is a fuel? Give five examples of fuels. (b) What are the characteristics of an ideal fuel (or good fuel)?

(a) The material which is burnt to produce heat energy is known as a fuel. Ex. Wood, coal, LPG, kerosene, diesel etc. (b) Characteristics of ideal...

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Answer to: Coal is said to be formed from the wood of trees. Why then is coal considered to be a non-renewable source of energy whereas wood is a renewable source of energy?

Coal is a non-renewable source of energy because it has accumulated in the earth over a very very long time, and if all the coal gets exhausted, it ca...

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Answer to: (a) Classify the following into renewable and non-renewable sources of energy: Coal, Wind, Tides, Petroleum, Wood, Natural gas (b) What is the basis of above classification?

(a) Renewable source of energy - wind, tides, wood Non- Renewable source of energy - coal, petroleum, natural gas (b) The above classification is ...

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Answer to: Name two sources of energy which you consider to be non-renewable. Give reason for your choice.

Petroleum and coal are non-renewable sources of energy because they cannot be used again once exhausted.

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Answer to: Find ten rational numbers between 3/5 and 3/4.

Let us make the denominators same, say 80. 3/5 = (3 × 16)/(5× 16) = 48/80 3/4 = (3 × 20)/(4 × 20) = 60/80 Ten rational numbers between 3/5 and 3...

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Answer to: Write five rational numbers greater than -2.

-2 can be written as - 20/10 Hence, we can say that, the five rational numbers greater than -2 are -10/10, -5/10, -1/10, 5/10, 7/10

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Answer to: Find five rational numbers between. (i) 2/3 and 4/5 (ii) -3/2 and 5/3 (iii) 1/4 and 1/2

(i) 2/3 and 4/5 Let us make the denominators same, say 60 i.e., 2/3 and 4/5 can be written as: 2/3 = (2 × 20)/(3 × 20) = 40/60 4/5 = (4 × 12)/...

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Answer to: Find the rational numbers between -2/5 and 1/2.

Let us make the denominators same, say 50. -2/5 = (-2 × 10)/(5 × 10) = -20/50 1/2 = (1 × 25)/(2 × 25) = 25/50 Ten rational numbers between -2/5 ...

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Answer to: Write five rational numbers which are smaller than 2.

The number 2 can be written as 20/10 Hence, we can say that, the five rational numbers which are smaller than 2 are: 2/10, 5/10, 10/10, 15/10, 19/...

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Answer to: Represent -2/11, -5/11, -9/11 on a number line.

Divide the line between the integers into 11 parts. Thus, the rational numbers -2/11, -5/11, -9/11 lies at a distance of 2, 5, 9 points away from 0,...

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