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Assume that the turbines at a coal-powered power plant were upgraded resulting in an improvement in efficiency of 5.94%. Assume that prior to the upgrade the power station had an efficiency of 45%, and that the heat transfer into the engine in one day is still the same at 3.031014J.
(a) How much more electrical power is produced due to the upgrade?
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(b) How much less heat transfer occurs to the environment due to the upgrade?
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