A glass windowpane in a home is 0.62 cm thick and has dimensions of 1.4 m x 1.9 m. On a certain day, the indoor temperatu 24°C and the outdoor temperature is 0°C. (a) What is the rate at which energy is transferred by heat through the glass? W (b) How much energy is lost through the window in one day, assuming the temperatures inside and outside remain constant?
A glass windowpane in a home is 0.62 cm thick and has dimensions of 1.4 m x 1.9 m. On a certain day, the indoor temperatu 24°C and the outdoor temperature is 0°C. (a) What is the rate at which energy is transferred by heat through the glass? W (b) How much energy is lost through the window in one day, assuming the temperatures inside and outside remain constant?
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Transcribed Image Text:A glass windowpane in a home is 0.62 cm thick and has dimensions of 1.4 m x 1.9 m. On a certain day, the indoor temperatu
24°C and the outdoor temperature is 0°C.
(a) What is the rate at which energy is transferred by heat through the glass?
W
(b) How much energy is lost through the window in one day, assuming the temperatures inside and outside remain
constant?
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