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Seals may cool themselves by using thermal windows, patches on their bodies with much higher than average surface temperature. Suppose a seal has a 0.030 m2 thermal window at a temperature of 30°C. If the seal's surroundings are a frosty –10°C, what is the net rate of energy loss by
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