Using F=mXa 1.
Maria's bicycle has a mass of 18.0 kg. What is the net force needed to attain the
acceleration of 1.62 m/s2?

The force will determine the acceleration.

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?

Explain the comparisons between nature and packingtown that appears on pages 81 and 82 answer