Question

What are the qualities of an ideal source of energy?

Answer 1

- Hint – In this question figure out all the possible qualities that makes a source of energy very useful for commercial use as well. Try and think of the day to day qualities of the energy that plays a vital role for its convenient use in today’s world, it will help getting the qualities of ideal source of energy as well as energy that originated from source only, this will help getting the answer.

Complete step-by-step solution -

An ideal source of energy should possesses the following qualities:
(i) Economical
(ii) Easily accessible
(iii) Smoke/pollution free
(iv) Easy to store and transport
(v) Able to produce a huge amount of heat and energy on burning.
For example solar energy, wind energy, etc.

Note – There are some other important characteristics that an ideal source of energy should possess like it should be capable of producing large amounts of energy, a plant with less production is no good for this world’s needy generation. The ideal traits of a good fuel is that it should have a proper ignition temperature that does not pick up flame at a very low temp or even not at a very high temperature as then we will not be able to burn it. The fuel should also have high calorific value and the rate of combustion needs to be balanced and it’s burning should not eject poisonous gases like carbon monoxide.