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A geyser heats water flowing at the rate of 3 kg per minute from `27^(@)C` to `77^(@)C` . If the geyser operates on a gas burner, what is the rate of consumption of fuel if the heat of combustion is `4 xx 10^(4) J//g?` Given specific heat of water is `4.2 xx 10^(3) J//kg//K`.

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