Comparing the energy associated with the rainstorm and that of a conventional explosive gives some idea of the immense amount of energy associated with a storm.
1. Estimate the quantity of energy released when enough water vapor condenses to form 0.50inches of rain over an area of one square mile and the heat of vaporization of water is 44.0 kJ/mol.
2. Estimate the number of tons of dynamite required to provide the energy of the storm in part (a) when the energy released when one ton of dynamite explodes is 4.2 x 106 kJ.