The heater in an electric kettle has a power of 2.40 kW. When the water in the kettle is boiling at a steady rate, the mass of water evaporated in 2.0 minutes is 106 g. The specific latent heat of vaporization of water is 2260 Jg¹. Calculate the rate of loss of thermal energy to the surroundings of the kettle during the boiling process.​

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