The heat of combustion of coal

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A coal-fired power plant is producing 10,000 kW (=10 MW) of electrical power. If the plant has a thermodynamic efficiency of 28%, how many kilograms (kg) of coal are being burned per hour to maintain this output? The heat of combustion of coal is 36,000 J/g.

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