a 60- kg mountain climber moves 10 m up a vertical slope. if the muscles in her body convert chemical energy into gravitational potential energy with an efficiency of no more than 5%, what is the chemical energy used to climb the slope?



Answer :

120000 Joules of Chemical Energy is used by the climber to climb the rope.

As the climber is moving up, its gravitation potential energy energy (G) will be given by,

Gravitational potential Energy = MgH

G = MgH

Where,

M is mass of climber which is 69 Kg,

g is acceleration due to gravity which is 10m/s².

H is the height above the earth's surface which is 10 meters.

It is provided that the chemical energy is converted to gravitational energy at a rate of 5%.

So, we can write,

5% Chemical energy (C) = Gravitational potential energy (G)

So,

5%C = MgH

Putting all the values,

5C/100 = 60(10)(10)

C = 120000 Joules.

The used chemical energy is 120000 Joules.

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