A electric water heater is used to warm water in a storage tank

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Problem

A 3 kW3\,\text{kW} electric water heater is used to warm water in a storage tank. To reach the desired temperature, the water must absorb 5400 kJ5400\,\text{kJ} of energy. (i) Convert 5400 kJ5400\,\text{kJ} of energy to joules. (ii) Calculate how long, in seconds, the heater must run to supply this energy at its rated power. (iii) Express the time obtained in part (ii) in minutes (rounded to one decimal place).

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