Determine the heater capacity needed to maintain the inside temperature of a laboratorychamber at 38°C when placed in a room at 21°C. The chamber is cubical with each sidemeasuring 35 cm. The walls are 1.2 cm thick and are made of polystyrene. The inside andoutside heat transfer coefficients are 5 and 22 W/m²-°C.

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