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A Solar Heated House Loses About 7 °\degree C by the Solar Collectors, and the House Is Maintained

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A solar heated house loses about 7.4 *107 cal through its outer surfaces on a typical 24-hour winter day. What mass of storage rock is needed to provide this amount of heat if it is brought up to initial temperature of 62 °\degree C by the solar collectors, and the house is maintained at 20 °\degree C? (Specific heat of rock is 0.21 cal/g · °\degree C.)


A) 160 kg
B) 1200 kg
C) 6100 kg
D) 8400 kg

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