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Question 38

During a heating period, a gas boiler transfers energy from fuel to radiator water and to a room. The fuel, the water and the room are taken together as a closed system. Assume that every energy store not shown in the table retains its initial energy.

Energy storeInitial energyFinal energy
Chemical energy store of the fuel gasXXX95 MJ95\ \mathrm{MJ}95 MJ
Thermal energy store of the radiator water120 MJ120\ \mathrm{MJ}120 MJ145 MJ145\ \mathrm{MJ}145 MJ
Thermal energy store of the room210 MJ210\ \mathrm{MJ}210 MJ225 MJ225\ \mathrm{MJ}225 MJ

Which value is XXX, the initial energy in the chemical energy store of the fuel gas?

[1]
A

110 MJ110\ \mathrm{MJ}110 MJ

B

135 MJ135\ \mathrm{MJ}135 MJ

C

55 MJ55\ \mathrm{MJ}55 MJ

D

120 MJ120\ \mathrm{MJ}120 MJ

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