Question

A 5000 kg African elephant has a resting metabolic rate of 2500 W . On a hot day, the elephant's environment is likely to be nearly the same temperature as the animalitself, so cooling by radiation is not effective. The only plausible way to keep cool is by evaporation, and elephants spray water on their body to accomplishthis.

If this is the only possible means of cooling, how many kilograms of water per hour must be evaporated from an elephant's skin to keep it at a constanttemperature?

Answer in kg/hr.

Answer 1

Let me warn you first that the answer does not make sense to me, and it is because you didn't provide the proper unit. Ask again if you do not understand: