Chemistry

|Nombre: Nicolás Desentis |Matrícula: 2637362 |
|Nombre del curso: chemistry II|Nombre del profesor: |
| |MaLu ||Módulo:1 |Actividad tarea 3 |
|Fecha: 2011-30-1 |Equipo:na |


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Procedimiento:
Name all the energy resources that areexplained.
Fossil fuels,nuclear power,solar power tidal power,wind power, hydroelectric power, pump storage,wave power, geothermal power.
2)Where´s the largest tidal power station in the world?Rance estuary in northern France, near St. Malo. It was built in 1966.
How does the thermomax solar panel works?
It uses a dark surface in which solar beams are caught. A tube with water is pasted tothat surface and as the water passes near it, it heats the cold water from the tank and then returns is into the tank.
4)Which uranium isotope is the one used for fission on nuclear reactors?Uranium-235
5)In countries like Switzerland how much of the energy needs are provided with an hydroelectrical power plant?
More than half of the country's enregy needs.
6)What´s a "TV pickup" on pumpedstorage?
When a huge number of people put the kettle on and that causes a sudden peak in demand.
7)What´s the mayor disadvantage for geothermal power?
There are not many places where you can builda geothermal power station.
8)How is it made  biofuel from algae in El Paso Texas?
They grow algae in plastic walls and then recolect the algae oil to refine it and make biodiesel.
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