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

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In what form is the energy released in a fission reactor?
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Distinguish between a solar panel and a photovoltaic cell.
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Sunlight of intensity of 700 Wm-2 is captured with 70% efficiency by a solar panel, which then sends the captured energy into a house with 50%efficiency. a. The house loses thermal energy through bad insulation at a rate of 3.0 kW. Find the area of the solar panel needed in order to keep the temperature of the house constant. 

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Sunlight of intensity of 700 Wm-2 is captured with 70% efficiency by a solar panel, which then sends the captured energy into a house with 50%efficiency. a. The house loses thermal energy through bad insulation at a rate of 3.0 kW.  Draw a Sankey diagram for the energy flow from the panel to the house.

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A solar heater to warm 300 kgof water initially at 15°C to a temperature of 50 °C in a time of 12 hr.. The amount of solar radiation falling on the collecting surface of the solar panel is  240 Wm-2and collected at the efficiency of 65%. Calculate the area of collecting surface that is required.
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A solar heater is to warm 150 kg of water by 30 K. The intensity of solar radiation is 600 Wm-2and the area of the panel is 4.0 m2The heat capacity of water is 4.2×103J/kg/T. Estimate the time this will take. Assuming the solar panel efficiency is 60%.
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The graph shows the variation with the incident solar intensity I of the temperature of a solar panel used to heat water. Thermal energy is extracted at a rate of 320 W . The area of the panel is  2.0 m2. Calculate, for a solar intensity of 400 W/m2, the temperature of the water,

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The graph shows the variation with the incident solar intensity I with the temperature of a solar panel used to heat water. Thermal energy is extracted at a rate of 320 W . The area of the panel is  2.0 m2. Calculate, for a solar intensity of 400 W/m2, the power incident on the panel.

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