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Effects of the energy crisis on the economies of African countries are;Increases petroleum prices lead to escalation in transport costs/affects tourism.Low rate of economic growth because of over expenditure on oil importation.The price of commodities rises leading to inflation.
Kenya is trying to overcome energy crisis by;The government encouraging the use of alternative source of energy e.g biomas, sun and wind to reduce overreliance on petroleum.The citizens being encouraged to use energy saving technology e.g energy saving jikos in order to conserve energy.Development of wood fuel programmes through afforestation, re-afforestation and planting of fast maturing trees.Improving public transport to encourage more people to use it (Reduce vehicles on the road) hence reduced consumption of petroleumControl the importation of vehicles with high engine capacity (high tax on high capacity luxury cars)Proper planning of the road network to reduce traffics jams.
Ionization energy is the minimum amount of energy required to remove an electron from the outermost energy level of an atom in gaseous state.
Uses of water as an early source of energy in industries are to;Cooling machines.Mixing chemicals.Turn spinning machines in texture industries.Grinding grains into flour
Biomass is used to produce energy as;Plants and animal remains are burnt/fermented/decomposed tp produce heat.The heat is then used to produce steam which is then used to turn turbines producing electric energy.Alternatively animals manure can be decomposed to produce methane gas and biogas which is then used domestically for cooking.