Textbook QuestionA 70.0-kg person had a quarter-pound cheeseburger, french fries, and a chocolate shake. (3.5) d. Using TABLE3.10, determine the number of hours of running needed to burn off the kilocalories in this meal.1546views
Textbook QuestionThe relationship between the nutritional unit for energy and the metric unit is 1 calorie = 1 kcal.a. One donut contains 350 Calories. Convert this to calories and joules.1532views
Textbook QuestionWhen a 0.66-g sample of olive oil is burned in a calorimeter, the heat released increases the temperature of 370 g of water from 22.7 °C to 38.8 °C. What is the energy value for the olive oil in kcal/g? (3.5, 3.6)2300views
Textbook QuestionA patient is receiving 3000 mL/day of a solution that contains 5 g of dextrose (glucose) per 100 mL of solution. If glucose provides 4 kcal/g of energy, how many kilocalories per day is the patient receiving from the glucose?1684views
Multiple ChoiceAn energy efficient refrigerator uses 780 kWh of electrical energy per year. How many kilocalories of electricity does it use in three years?2976views44rank1comments
Textbook QuestionDiscuss the changes in the potential and kinetic energy of a roller-coaster ride as the roller-coaster car climbs to the top and goes down the other side.1578views
Textbook QuestionIndicate whether each of the following statements describes potential or kinetic energy:b. kicking a ball1513views
Textbook QuestionUsing the energy values for foods (see TABLE3.7), determine each of the following (round off the answer for each food type to the tens place):d. the grams of fat in one avocado that has 405 kcal, 13 g of carbohydrate, and 5 g of protein1500views