Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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Author: Richard Wolfson
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Chapter 6, Problem 40E
In midday sunshine, solar energy strikes Earth at the rate of about 1 kW/m2. How long would it take a perfectly efficient solar collector of 15-m2 area to collect 40 kW·h of energy? (Note: This is roughly the energy content of a gallon of gasoline.)
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