Consider a room that is initially at the outdoor temperature of 20°C. The room contains a 40-W lightbulb, a 110-W TV set, a 300-W refrigerator, and a 1200-W iron. Assuming no heat transfer through the walls, determine the rate of increase of the energy content of the room when all of these electric devices are on.

Consider a room that is initially at the outdoor temperature of 20°C. The room contains a 40-W lightbulb, a 110-W TV set, a 300-W refrigerator, and a 1200-W iron. Assuming no heat transfer through the walls, determine the rate of increase of the energy content of the room when all of these electric devices are on.

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Chapter17: Energy In Thermal Processes: The First Law Of Thermodynamics

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