According to the label on a soft drink, one serving provides 145 kcal. If all of this energy is used to lift 1.0 kg blocks, how many blocks can be lifted 5.0 meters?
1 Answer
Feb 27, 2017
You could lift 12 369 one-kilogram blocks to a height of 5.0 m
Explanation:
This is most easily done by converting 145 kcal into joules.
To determine the energy each 1.0 kg block requires to lift it 5.0 m:
So, with