Assume that all of the United States' annual electricity requirement of 3×1012
kWh is produced by coal-fired generating stations operating at a net overall efficiency of 40%.
(a) How many tonnes of coal are burned per second? (Assume the coal is all bituminous)
(b) Assuming that coal is 100% carbon, how many tonnes of CO2 will be produced each year?
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