Why do skydivers use parachutes ???

Acoal-fired plant generates 600 mw of electric power. the plant uses 4.8 x 10^6 kg of coal each day, and the heat of combustion of coal is 3.3x 10^7 j/kg. the steam that drives the turbines is at a temperature of 300° c, and the exhaust water is at 37° c. (a) what is the overall efficiency of the plant for generating electric power? (b) how much thermal energy is exhausted each day? (c) what is the change in entropy of the universe for this heat engine? (d) using the same heat reservoirs, what is the maximum possible (carnot) efficiency for a heat engine?

Tall pacific coast redwood trees can reach heights of about 100 m. if air drag is negligibly small, how fast is a sequola cone moving when it reaches the ground f it dropped from the top of a 100 m tree?

1.)the isotope cobalt-60 has a nuclear mass of 59.933820 u calculate the mass defect of cobalt-60 using the following information. mass of proton: 1.007825 u mass of neutron: 1.008665 u 1 u = 931.5 mev 2.)the isotope cobalt-60 has a nuclear mass of 59.933820 u calculate the binding energy of cobalt-60 using the following information. mass of proton: 1.007825 u mass of neutron: 1.008665 u 1 u = 931.5 mev 3.)the isotope cobalt-60 has a nuclear mass of 59.933820 u calculate the binding energy per nucleon of cobalt-60 using the following information. mass of proton: 1.007825 u mass of neutron: 1.008665 u 1 u = 931.5 mev