Please answer this question 1. The US consumes about 2.5x10 19 Joules of energy
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1. The US consumes about 2.5x1019 Joules of energy each year. If a solar flare could produce 1025 Joules of energy, for how long could we provide power to the US by harnessing the energy of a single solar flare? Also, thinking about that much energy, explain how solar flares can be disruptive to communications on Earth.
2. We have said that there is helium observed in the solar atmosphere as well as in Jupiter’s atmosphere. Where did the helium come from in each case? Where did the helium come from that is now in the Sun’s core? Explain
Explanation / Answer
answer 1: total energy US consume is =2.5*1019=2547.5 Joule
energy provide by single flare =1025 joule
time for which energy will be completely used by US=1025/2547.5=0.4 year !!!!!!
answer 2: When the solar flare consists of solar winds mixes with the ionosphere, it becomes super-ionized, causing destructive, rather than productive, interference. The turbulence interferes with radio transmissions. In some instances, broadcasts can be picked up hundreds or thousands of miles from the transmitter. In others, signals cancel each other out, creating areas where reception is poor.
Particularly strong solar flares can affect electronic equipment on the ground as well as signals in space; any long metal object or wire can act as an antenna, turning the incoming stream of particles into an electric current. These currents may be relatively weak, adding noise to existing broadcasts; however, stronger currents can overload and burn out electronic equipment.
answer 3:
helium in sun: see the sun compose of clouds of gas and dirt. these clouds mainly enriched in hydrogen and when they contract to form the star, the hydrogen in the core of the star due to pressure and temperature starts to burn and convert into helium. THese single event long for more than 90% of sun life.
Helium in Jupiter: Actually it is not only a Jupiter who consists of helium even in the initial days of earth, earth was also enriched in Helium. Actually, the presence of Helium in an atmosphere of Planet depends upon the massiveness( gravity) of the planet. The helium molecules are so light that earth gravity couldn't able to handle them and they all get to escape from the earth's atmosphere however since Jupiter is much more massive than earth there form Helium is still find in Jupiter.