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John is walking across campus from the Multipurpose building to the Micron Engineering Center at a velocity vv. What sort of energy transformation is happening as John walks?

John is walking across campus from the Multipurpose building to the Micron Engineering-example-1
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E_{\text{chemical}}\rightarrow K+E_(thermal)Step-by-step explanation:

Energy transformation is the process of converting energy from one form to another

Chemical energy is the energy generated when substances undergo chemical reactions

Kinetic energy is the energy that a body possesses by virture of its motion

Heat energy is the energy generated due to an increase in temperature

John was able to walk because of some chemical reactions that are taking place internally in his body. The form of energy that enabled John to walk is chemical energy(Echemical)

As John walks from the Multipurpose building to the Micron Engineering Center at a velocity v, kinetic energy(K) is generated.

Also, thermal energy(Ethermal) is produced in the process.

Therefore, the energy transformation that is happening as John walks is:


E_{\text{chemical}}\rightarrow K+E_(thermal)

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