n a cold day, 24500 J of heat leaks out of a house. The inside temperature is 21°C, and the outside temperature is -15°C. What is the increase in the entropy of the universe that this heat loss produces?

n a cold day, 24500 J of heat leaks out of a house. The inside temperature is 21°C, and the outside temperature is -15°C. What is the increase in the entropy of the universe that this heat loss produces?

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