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`0.75` gram of petroleum was burnt in a bomb calorimeter which contains 2 kg of water and has a water equivalent 500 gram. The rise in temperature was `3^(@)C` . The calorific value of petroleum is `10^(n)` cal/g. Determine the value of n.

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