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Water is heated from to in a residential hot water heater at a rate of per minute. Natural gas with a density of / is used in the heater, which has a transfer efficiency of 32%. The gas consumption rate in cubic meters per hour is: (heat of combustion for natural gas is ):

Options:

Answer:
B
Solution:

Hourly heat absorbed by water:


Required gas energy per hour:





Stream:JEESubject:PhysicsTopic:Heat & ThermoSubtopic:Calorimetry
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