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A steam engine delivers 5.4×108 J of work per minute and services 3.6×109J of heat per minute from its boiler. What is the efficiency of the engine? How much heat is wasted per minute?

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Chapter18: Heat Engines, Entropy, And The Second Law Of Thermodynamics

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