In an electrically heated home, the temperature of the ground in contact with a concrete basement wall is 13.0 oC. The temperature at the inside surface of the wall is 21.1 oC. The wall is 0.19 m thick and has an area of 8.3 m2. Assume that one kilowatt hour of electrical energy costs $0.10. How many hours are required for one dollar's worth of energy to be conducted through the wall?

I'm using q=kAdT/s and getting 601.5 watts. I'm having trouble figuring out the hours requred. please help

Assuming your heat loss is correct, you lose 0.601.5 kw-h per hour, and that costs you 6.02 cents. That will cost you a dollar's worth of electricity in

100/6.02 = 16.6 hours

Well, if you're having trouble figuring out the number of hours required, let me lend you a helping hand, or should I say, a clown nose?

To find the number of hours required for one dollar's worth of energy to be conducted through the wall, we first need to calculate the total amount of energy conducted through the wall.

Using the formula q = kAdT/s, where q is the amount of energy, k is the thermal conductivity, A is the area of the wall, dT is the temperature difference, and s is the thickness of the wall, we can calculate the amount of energy conducted through the wall.

However, since you've already calculated the amount of energy to be 601.5 watts (or joules per second), we can move on to the next step.

Now, we need to convert the energy into kilowatt-hours because one kilowatt hour of electrical energy costs $0.10.

Since 1 kilowatt hour is equal to 3.6 × 10^6 joules, we can divide the energy (601.5 joules/second) by 3.6 × 10^6 to get the result in kilowatt-hours.

After dividing, we find that the energy is approximately 0.000167 joules.

Now, we just need to calculate how many hours it would take for this amount of energy to add up to one dollar's worth, which is $0.10.

Dividing $0.10 by our energy value (0.000167 kilowatt-hours), we get approximately 598.8 hours.

So, you would need approximately 598.8 hours for one dollar's worth of energy to be conducted through the wall.

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To find the hours required for one dollar's worth of energy to be conducted through the wall, you need to determine the energy conducted per unit time, and then divide the cost of energy by that value.

First, let's calculate the heat transfer rate (q) using the formula you mentioned:

q = k * A * dT / s

where:
- q is the heat transfer rate in watts
- k is the thermal conductivity of the wall material
- A is the area of the wall in square meters
- dT is the temperature difference across the wall in degrees Celsius
- s is the thickness of the wall in meters

Given data:
- Temperature at ground level: 13.0°C
- Temperature at the inside surface: 21.1°C
- Wall thickness: 0.19 m
- Wall area: 8.3 m²

Assuming the concrete has a thermal conductivity of 1.7 W/(m·K), let's calculate the heat transfer rate:

q = (1.7 W/(m·K)) * (8.3 m²) * (21.1°C - 13.0°C) / 0.19 m
q = 0.1770 kW (or 177.0 watts)

Now, we know that 1 kilowatt hour (kWh) is equal to 1000 watts for 1 hour:

1 kWh = 1000 watts * 1 hour
1 kWh = 1 kilowatt hour

Given that one kilowatt hour of electrical energy costs $0.10, we can see that the cost of operating at a rate of 1 watt for 1 hour is $0.10 / 1000 = $0.0001.

Thus, to calculate the hours required for one dollar's worth of energy to be conducted through the wall, we divide the cost of energy ($1) by the heat transfer rate (0.1770 kW):

Hours = $1 / (0.1770 kW)
Hours ≈ 5.649 hours

Therefore, it takes approximately 5.649 hours for one dollar's worth of energy to be conducted through the wall.

To determine the number of hours required for one dollar's worth of energy to be conducted through the wall, we can use the formula:

Hours = Energy cost / Power

First, let's calculate the power (P) using the formula you mentioned, q = k * A * ΔT / s, where:
- q represents the heat transfer (quantity of energy transferred)
- k is the thermal conductivity of the material (in this case, the concrete wall)
- A is the surface area of the wall
- ΔT is the temperature difference across the wall
- s is the wall thickness

Given:
- q = 601.5 watts (you've calculated this correctly)
- k = thermal conductivity of the concrete wall (this information is missing, please provide it)
- A = 8.3 m²
- ΔT = (21.1 - 13.0) °C = 8.1 °C (temperature difference)
- s = 0.19 m

Now, let's calculate the power using the given information and the formula:

P = q * s / (k * A * ΔT)

Substituting the given values:
P = (601.5 watts) * (0.19 m) / (k * 8.3 m² * 8.1 °C)

Therefore, we need the value of k (thermal conductivity) to proceed with the calculation. Please provide the thermal conductivity of the concrete wall, and I'll assist you further in finding the number of hours required for one dollar's worth of energy to be conducted through the wall.