1.Calculate how much carbon dioxide (CO2), called “Green House Gas GHG” you are
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1.Calculate how much carbon dioxide (CO2), called “Green House Gas GHG” you are
generating per year. Use the table in next slide to calculate the GHG/year.
2. Calculate the thickness of GHG around the world, if the world inhabitants are
generating CO2 at the same rate that you do.
3. Calculate the amount of heat that is absorbed by the above CO2 layer.
Homework 1 Personal Energy Calculator Developed by Dr Walter Emstin2002 for the Youth Encounter Sustainability IVES. Edited by Dr. Jefthey Steinfeld and BethConin. Please enter convumption stimates for the following tasks. Uw.the provided Consumption Demand per person Metric conversions Conversion Factor year [kwh/yl below) and Task Mousehold Mesudence area Neated m KR5170 kWh kWh esidenoe area airconditioned residence electricity Wh Besidence total used area m X5567 KWVm Total Household kWhW Mobility Ly x KWWL fuel [Liter gasoline per year] Indirect energy Km driven per wear weight kg ES3 Public Transport Train 5.19 kWhKm Aircraft hours per yearL XS00-1000 kWh/hE Total Mobility CO2 Emissions Estimate (Grand Total) x0.22 kg co/kWhExplanation / Answer
1.The emission of GHG is increasing day by day due to which the temperature also increases day by day.
The GHG emitted per year can be estimated from the table.
Given that the total CO2 emission estimate is 0.22kg CO2/kWh
The average kWh consumed per year is approximately =10812kWh
Now CO2 emission =10812×0.22=2378.2kg/year
2.If the habitants in the world generate GHG at the same rate similar to my consumption then the thickness of GHG would be doubled or tripled than actually existing leading more temperature rise.
3.The amount of heat absorbed by the gases cannot be estimated accurately but it can be estimated to be an approximate value.
The amount of heat absorbed will be = twice the temperature prevailing in earth
If 90degrees are prevailing,then double the time the temperature is 180degrees and now converting it to kelvin,we get 180+273=453k
4.Acidity=1/10 of GHG in ocean.
The ocean water is always basic in nature with pH<7
When the GHG is absorbed,the levels amy become acidic with pH>7
If approximately the GHG dissolved in ocean =100,then the acidity=100/10=10
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