Final answer:
Answer: The amount of CO2 produced is 4.9 kg. To calculate the amount of CO2 produced, divide the wattage by 1000 to convert it to kilowatts. Then, multiply the kilowatt value by the number of hours the appliance was in use. Finally, multiply the kilowatt-hour value by the conversion factor (0.49 kg CO2/kWh) to find the amount of CO2 produced.
Step-by-step explanation:
We must convert the wattage into kilowatts and multiply the result by the number of hours the appliance was in operation in order to determine the amount of CO2 produced. To find the kilowatt value, first divide the wattage by 1000: 1000 ÷ 5014 W = 5.014 kW. The kilowatt amount should then be multiplied by the number of hours the device was used: 10.028 kWh is equal to 5.014 kW × 2 hours.
We can apply a conversion factor to go from kilowatt-hours (kWh) to CO2 generated. A representative value for CO2 emissions per kilowatt-hour is 0.49 kg CO2/kWh, as shown in Table 9.1. The conversion factor must be multiplied by the kilowatt-hour number (10.028 kWh × 0.49 kg CO2/kWh = 4.911 kg CO2). Rounded to 1 decimal place, the amount of CO2 produced is 4.9 kg.