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An electric boiler generates 100,000 Btus of heat. Roughly, what is the electrical input of the boiler (in other words, the electrical energy to produce the output), in kilo-watts?

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology (MindTap Course List)

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Publisher:John Tomczyk, Eugene Silberstein, Bill Whitman, Bill Johnson

Chapter2: Matter And Energy

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 27RQ: How many Btu/h would be produced in a 12-kW electricheater?

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