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Chapter 11 Problem 52

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A family comes home from a long vacation with laundry to do and showers to take. The water heater has been turned off during the vacation. If the heater has a capacity of 50.0 gallons and a 4 800-W heating element, how much time is required to raise the temperature of the water from 20.0C to 60.0C? Assume the heater is well insulated and no water is withdrawn from the tank during that time.

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Title College Physics 9 
Author Serway Vuille
ISBN 9780840062062

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