The heating element of a water heater in an apartment building has a maximum power output of 26kW. Four residents of the building take showers at the same time, and each receives heated water at avolume flow rate of 16x10-5 m³/s. If the water going into the heater has a temperature of 18°C, what isthe maximum possible temperature of the hot water that each showering resident receives?21°

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