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    Power output of a coal burning power plant

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    Power output of a coal burning power plant

    Homework Statement A coal power plant with 30% efficiency burns 10 kilograms of coal per day. (Take the heat of combustion of coal to be 30 MJ/kg) a) what is the power output of the plant? b) At what rate is thermal energy being discarded by this plant? c) If the thermal energy is carried...