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18 September, 13:38

A typical student listening attentively to a physics lecture has a heat output of 100 w. how much heat energy does a class of 170 physics students release into a lecture hall over the course of a 50 min lecture?

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  1. 18 September, 14:58
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    Since each student emits 100 W, so 170 students will emit:

    total heat = 100 W * 170 = 17,000 W

    Convert minutes to seconds:

    time = 50 min * (60 s / min) = 3000 s

    The energy is therefore:

    E = 17,000 W * 3000 s

    E = 51 x 10^6 J = 51 MJ
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