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Chapter 14: Problem 42

A birch tree loses \(618 \mathrm{mg}\) of water per minute through transpiration (evaporation of water through stomatal pores). What is the rate of heat lost through transpiration?

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Answer: The rate of heat lost through transpiration is approximately 23.175 J s^-1 (Joules per second).

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01

Convert mass loss to kg per minute

To use the formula for heat, we need to convert the mass loss from mg to kg. Since there are \(1,000,000 \mathrm{mg}\) in a kilogram, we can convert \(618\) mg as follows: $$618 \, \mathrm{mg} = \frac{618}{1,000,000} \, \mathrm{kg} = 6.18 \times 10^{-4} \, \mathrm{kg}$$ Therefore, the mass loss of water per minute in kg is \(6.18 \times 10^{-4} \, \mathrm{kg}\).
02

Calculate the heat of evaporation

Now we can multiply the mass loss by the latent heat of vaporization of water, which is \(2.25 \times 10^6 \, \mathrm{J\,kg^{-1}}\), to find the heat of evaporation, \(Q\): $$Q = m L_v = (6.18 \times 10^{-4} \, \mathrm{kg}) (2.25 \times 10^6 \, \mathrm{J\,kg^{-1}}) = 1390.5 \, \mathrm{J}$$ Thus, the heat of evaporation is \(1390.5 \, \mathrm{J}\).
03

Calculate the rate of heat loss

Finally, we can divide the heat of evaporation by the time (in minutes) to find the rate of heat loss: $$\mathrm{Rate\, of\, heat\, loss} = \frac{Q}{\mathrm{time}} = \frac{1390.5 \, \mathrm{J}}{1\,\mathrm{min}}$$ As there are \(60\) seconds in a minute, we convert the heat loss rate to Joules per second: $$\mathrm{Rate\, of\, heat\, loss} = \frac{1390.5 \, \mathrm{J}}{60\,\mathrm{s}} = 23.175 \, \mathrm{J\,s^{-1}}$$ Hence, the rate of heat lost through transpiration is approximately \(23.175 \, \mathrm{J\,s^{-1}}\) (Joules per second).

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