Lake Erie contains roughly 4.00 ✕ 1011 m3 of water. How much energy is required to raise the temperature of that volume of water from 18.0°C to 21.0°C? How many years would it take to supply this amount of energy by using the 1,400-MW exhaust energy of an electric power plant?

Lake Erie contains roughly 4.00 ✕ 1011 m3 of water. How much energy is required to raise the temperature of that volume of water from 18.0°C to 21.0°C? How many years would it take to supply this amount of energy by using the 1,400-MW exhaust energy of an electric power plant?

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