Part a: Is the following statement True or False: \"In its normal operation, a n

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Part a:

Is the following statement True or False:

"In its normal operation, a nuclear reactor produces some emissions into the environment, and they are the same kind produced by coal-burning plants"

True

False

Part b:

Is the following statement True or False:

"Whenever we observe a fuel-burning heat engine in operation, it's clear that not all of the heat energy from the burning of the fuel is being used to perform useful work"

True

False

Part C: In tar sands, the organic material that contains the oil and that surrounds the grains of sand is

marlstone

bitumen

kerosene

paraffin

kerogen

marlstone

bitumen

kerosene

paraffin

kerogen

Explanation / Answer

(a) False

The coal ash is more radioactive than nuclear waste and it is more responsible for pollution, acid rain and greenhouse effect.

(b) True

No heat engine can have 100% efficiency. If it were so it would be against the law of conservation of energy.

(c) Bitumen

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