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The temperature of a silver bar rises by 10.0°C when it absorbs 1.23 kJ of energy by heat. The mass of the bar is 525 g. Determine the specific heat of silver from these data.
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Overall, 80% of the energy used by the body must be eliminated as excess thermal energy and needs to be dissipated. The mechanisms of elimination are radiation, evaporation of sweat (2430 kJ/kg), evap...
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Liquid helium has a very low boiling point, 4.2 K, as well as a very low latent heat of vaporization, 2.00 x 104 J/kg. If energy is transferred to a container of liquid helium at the boiling point fro...
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A class of 10 students taking an exam has a power output per student of about 200 W. Assume the initial temperature of the room is 20°C and that its dimensions are 6.0 m by 15.0 m by 3.0 m. What is th...
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A bar of gold (Au) is in thermal contact with a bar of silver (Ag) of the same length and area (Fig. P11.63). One end of the compound bar is maintained at 80.0°C, and the opposite end is at...
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An iron plate is held against an iron wheel so that a sliding frictional force of 50. N acts between the two pieces of metal. The relative speed at which the two surfaces slide over each other is 40....
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An automobile has a mass of 1500 kg, and its aluminum brakes have an overall mass of 6.00 kg. (a) Assuming all the internal energy transformed by friction when the car stops is deposited in the brakes...
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Three liquids are at temperatures of 10°C, 20°C, and 30°C, respectively. Equal masses of the first two liquids are mixed, and the equilibrium temperature is 17°C. Equal masses of the second and third...
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The resistance between points a and b in Figure P18.54 drops to one - half its original value when switch S is closed. Determine the value of R. Figure P18.54:
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