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Physics Question on specific heat capacity

A water heater of power 2000W2000 W is used to heat water. The specific heat capacity of water is 4200J4200 J kg1K1kg ^{-1} K ^{-1} .The efficiency of heater is 70%70 \% .Time required to heat 2kg2 kg of water from 10C10^{\circ} C to 60C60^{\circ} C is___s s
(Assume that the specific heat capacity of water remains constant over the temperature range of the water)

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The correct answer is 300.