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Water is boiled at 120°C in a mechanically polished stainless-steel pressure cooker placed on top of a heating unit. The inner surface of the bottom of the cooker is maintained at 130°C. The cooker that has a diameter of 20 cm and a height of 30 cm is half filled with water. Determine the time it will take for the tank to empty.

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