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How is the chemical energy in fossil fuels changed to electricity energy?
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∙ 14y ago
The fossil fuel is combusted in a boiler.
In doing so the boiler is filled with water; it boils ; and forms steam under pressure.
This pressurised steam is passed from the boiler to a turbine , which the steam makes the turbine rotate.
This turbine rotation is connected to a long shaft made of magnetised iron , which . This magnetised iron is rotated inside a coil of wire.. Remember when rotating a magnet inside a wire coil makes the electrons in the wire coil move, hence electricity.
lenpollock
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∙ 14y agoFossil fuels must be burned to release their energy.
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What is the process of converting the chemical energy in fossil fuels to electrical energy?
A simple answer is that fossil fuels are burnt. The heat is used to produce steam which drives mechanical turbines and dynamos, which then produce electricity.
How is the chemical energy in fossil fuels related to the sun's energy?
The potential chemical energy in fossil fuels and food was stored by plants that converted the sun's radiant energy into chemical energy.
Does fossil fuels such as coal store chemical kinetic energy?
Fossil fuels such as coal store chemical kinetic energy?
What releases the chemical energy in fossil fuels?
Burning them releases the chemical energy.
How do fossil fuels convert chemical energy?
When you burn it, the chemical energy is converted to thermal energy.
Major form of energy?
Electricity is a major form of energy. Also chemical energy which all fossil fuels posess.
How does nuclear energy power a device?
Typically the nuclear energy is converted to electricity and the electricity powers the device. No much differently than the chemical energy in fossil fuels is often converted to electricity and the electricity powers the device.
What is the process of changing energy?
An energy change is when one form of energy changes to another form of energy. E.g chemical to kinetic.
How is the chemical energy in fossil change to electric energy?
Fossil fuel is burn and release out chemical energy in the form of heat that would use to boil the water to steam and transform heat to mechanical energy to run the turbine and finally transform to electricity.
How is energy created in fossil fuel power plants?
It is changed into electricity by a machine.It is used to heat water which, when changed into steam, powers the turbines, these then turn the generators to produce electricity
What is the process of converting the chemical energy in fossil fuels to electrical energy?
A simple answer is that fossil fuels are burnt. The heat is used to produce steam which drives mechanical turbines and dynamos, which then produce electricity.
Fossil fuels is what energy?
the energy that is in fossil fuels is chemical and radiant energy.
How is the chemical energy in fossil fuels related to the sun's energy?
The potential chemical energy in fossil fuels and food was stored by plants that converted the sun's radiant energy into chemical energy.
Is kinetic energy stored by fossil fuels?
No. Fossil fuels store chemical energy. It is this chemical energy we tap by using them for fuels.
What energy does fossil fuels have?
chemical energy
Does fossil fuels such as coal store chemical kinetic energy?
Fossil fuels such as coal store chemical kinetic energy?
What releases the chemical energy in fossil fuels?
Burning them releases the chemical energy.
