Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
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Chapter 18 - Temperature, Heat, and the First Law of Thermodynamics - Problems - Page 542: 29

Answer

The required area is $~~33~m^2$

Work Step by Step

We can find the required heat energy: $Q = cm\Delta T$ $Q = (200~kg)(4187~J/kg\cdot K)(20~K)$ $Q = 1.6748\times 10^7~J$ We can find the heat energy provided per $m^2$ in 1.0 hour: $(700~W/m^2)(3600~s) = 2.52\times 10^6~J/m^2$ We can find the amount of this provided energy that is used to heat the water based on the efficiency: $(0.20)(2.52\times 10^6~J) = 5.04\times 10^5~J/m^2$ We can find the required area: $Area = \frac{1.6748\times 10^7~J}{5.04\times 10^5~J/m^2} = 33~m^2$ The required area is $~~33~m^2$
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