Estimate the moisture content and density, Science

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1. The composition of solid waste from a residential community is as follows:

Component

Percent by weight

Combustibles

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Paper and cardboard

35

Food Waste

15

Garden trimmings

10

Other (textiles, rubbers, leathers, woods, plastic)

10

Non-combustible

 

Metal

10

Glass

10

Ash

10

Estimate       

a) The moisture content

b) The Density

c) The energy content of this waste based on typical values for the components


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