A Small Water Reactor Recently Installed at Podunk College Is

question 2

Multiple Choice

A small water reactor recently installed at Podunk College is operating at the boiling point of water due to the malfunctioning of the cooling system. The operators observe that the water boils away at the rate of 10 L/min. If they assume that all of the reactor energy is absorbed in the water, the power developed by the reactor is approximately

• A) hp
• B) 378 W
• C) 56 kW
• D) 378 kW
• E) 22.7 MW

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Definitions:

Merkel Disks

Specialized skin cells that function as mechanoreceptors for touch sensations.

Gustatory Cortex

The brain region involved in the perception of taste.

Taste Buds

Sensory organs located on the tongue that are responsible for perceiving and distinguishing between different tastes.