In static equilibrium, the potential difference between two points inside a solid piece of metal Group of answer choices is zero because metals block electric interactions. is zero because the electric field is zero inside the metal. is non-zero if the piece of metal is not spherical. is non-zero if there are charges on the surface of the metal. is non-zero for reasons not given above. is zero for reasons not given above.

As part of an industrial process, air as an ideal gas at 10 bar, 400k expands at steady state through a valve to a pressure of 4 bar. the mass flow rate of air is 0.5 kg/s. the air then passes through a heat exchanger where it is cooled to a temperature of 295k with negligible change in pressure. the valve can be modeled as a throttling process, and kinetic and potential energy effects can be neglected. (a) for a control volume enclosing the valve and heat exchanger and enough of the local surroundings that the heat transfer occurs at the ambient temperature of 295 k, determine the rate of entropy production, in kw/k. (b) if the expansion valve were replaced by an adiabatic turbine operating isentropically, what would be the entropy production? compare the results of parts (a) and (b) and discuss.

What efficiency of a car's engine when heat input is 200,000 joules and waste heat is 150,000 joules? a. 75% b. 35% c. 25% d. 85%

The ideal gas model is valid if which of the following conditions is true? the gas density is low. the gas density is high. the temperature is low. the temperature is high. the gas density and the temperature are low. the gas density and the temperature are high. the gas density is high and the temperature is low. the gas density is low and the temperature is high.