Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 17 - Work, Heat, and the First Law of Thermodynamics - Exercises and Problems - Page 498: 37

Answer

$12J/s$

Work Step by Step

We can find the body's rate of energy loss as follows: $P=\frac{Q}{t}$ $\implies P=\frac{ML_v}{t}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $P=\frac{12\times 250\times 10^{-6}(24\times 10^5)}{60}$ $\implies P=12J/s$
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