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A steam engine delivers 5.4×10^8 J of work per minute and services 3.6×10^9 J of heat per minute from its boiler.

i) What is the efficiency of the engine?
ii) How much heat is wasted per minute?​

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Work shown down.

The 15% is the efficiency and the energy wasted is the second part.

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