
Draw a diagram of a fission reactor explaining the role of (a) fuel rods, (b) control rods and (c) moderator.

Important Questions on Energy Production

Sunlight of intensity of is captured with efficiency by a solar panel, which then sends the captured energy into a house with efficiency. a. The house loses thermal energy through bad insulation at a rate of . Find the area of the solar panel needed in order to keep the temperature of the house constant.



The graph shows the variation with the incident solar intensity of the temperature of a solar panel used to heat water. Thermal energy is extracted at a rate of . The area of the panel is . Calculate, for a solar intensity of , the temperature of the water,

The graph shows the variation with the incident solar intensity with the temperature of a solar panel used to heat water. Thermal energy is extracted at a rate of . The area of the panel is . Calculate, for a solar intensity of , the power incident on the panel.

The graph shows the variation with the incident solar intensity of the temperature of a solar panel used to heat water. Thermal energy is extracted at a rate of . The area of the panel is . Calculate, for a solar intensity of , the efficiency of the panel.

