A power plant has a power output of 1285 MWand operates with an efficiency of 32.4 percent. Excess energy is carried away as heatfrom the plant to a nearby river that has aflow rate of 1.1 × 106kg/s.How much energy is transferred as heat tothe river each second?Answer in units of J/s.

A power plant has a power output of 1285 MWand operates with an efficiency of 32.4 percent. Excess energy is carried away as heatfrom the plant to a nearby river that has aflow rate of 1.1 × 106kg/s.How much energy is transferred as heat tothe river each second?Answer in units of J/s.

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A power plant has a power output of 1285 MW
and operates with an efficiency of 32.4 percent. Excess energy is carried away as heat
from the plant to a nearby river that has a
flow rate of 1.1 × 106
kg/s.
How much energy is transferred as heat to
the river each second?
Answer in units of J/s.

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