Friday, December 28, 2007

FA#3-Leaves, Part II

Sorry about the hiatus; here's the answer to the most recent FQ. Multiply the amount of leaves (~10,000) by their mass per leaf (0.45359237 kg/leaf)(source). The answer is 4,535.9 kg, which is the total mass of the leaves. Multiply the total mass of the leaves by their energy output per kilogram (1,000,000 Joules/kg). Our answer comes to 4,535,900,000 Joules. Just one more step; convert Joules to (chemist's) calories. The answer is 1.08410612 × 10E9, so FA#3 is 9.

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