
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.

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 . Draw a Sankey diagram for the energy flow from the panel to the house.



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.
