Question

compare the maximum rate of heat transfer to the basal metabolic rate by converting a BMR of 88 Kcal/hr into watts. What is the value

Answer 1

The Basal Metabolic Rate of 88 kilocalories per hour is equal to 102.276 watts.

Step-by-step explanation:

A watt is equal to 1 joule per second, a kilocalory equals 4184 joules and a hour equals 3600 seconds. We convert the Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) from kilocalories per hour into watts by following conversion:

`x = 88\,(kcal)/(hr)* (4184\,J)/(1\,kcal)* (1\,h)/(3600\,s)`

`x = 102.276\,W`

The Basal Metabolic Rate of 88 kilocalories per hour is equal to 102.276 watts.