1) find out what type of heating system you have at home?

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2)what type of fuel does the system convert to heat?
3) which of the three types of heat transfer does yoyr heater use to heat the house?
4) if your heater heats 100g of water from 21 degrees C to 30 degrees C, how much heat in joules does the water absorb?
5) explain why your heater increases the total entropy in the universe.

Answer 1

Forced air with gas burners

Gas flame heats air by conduction which is forced by a fan through heating ducts. the air convects in the room. Cool air is returned to the intake of the system.

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The conversion of gas by combustion, a hydrocarbon, gets converted chemically to water and particulate matter.

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