College Physics
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ISBN: 9781938168000
Author: Paul Peter Urone, Roger Hinrichs
Publisher: OpenStax College
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Chapter 20, Problem 50PE
An electric water heater consumes 5.00 kW for 2.00 h per day. What is the cost of running it for one year if electricity costs 12.0 cents/kW · h ? See Figure 20.41.
Figure 20.41 On-demand electric hot water heater. Heat is supplied to water only when needed, (credit: aviddavid, Flickr)
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