A hot water heater in a residential home runs for an average of 2.5 hours per day with a heat energy input of 4 kW. What would be the annual cost for hot water in this home using a gas hot water heater if the cost of natural gas is $0.38/m3? The gas water heater can get 26 MJ of energy from 1 m3 of natural gas. [round your final answer to zero decimal places]?

A hot water heater in a residential home runs for an average of 2.5 hours per day with a heat energy input of 4 kW. What would be the annual cost for hot water in this home using a gas hot water heater if the cost of natural gas is $0.38/m3? The gas water heater can get 26 MJ of energy from 1 m3 of natural gas. [round your final answer to zero decimal places]?

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

1st Edition

ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter22: Electric Current

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 110A

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