Two rooms, each a cube 4.0m per side share a 14 Cm thick brick wall. Because of a number of 100 W light bulbs in one room the air is at 30 degree Celsius while in the other room it is 10 degree Celsius. How many of the 100 W bulbs are needed to maintain the temperature difference across the wall?

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Two rooms, each a cube 4.0m per side share a 14 Cm thick brick wall. Because of a number of 100 W light bulbs in one room the air is at 30 degree Celsius while in the other room it is 10 degree Celsius. How many of the 100 W bulbs are needed to maintain the temperature difference across the wall? 

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