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Textbook Solutions for Physics: Principles with Applications

Chapter 14 Problem 58GP

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Problem 58GP

A leaf of area 40 cm2 and mass 4.5 × 10−4kg directly faces the Sun on a clear day. The leaf has an emissivity of 0.85 and a specific heat of 0.80 kcal/kg·K. (a) Estimate the rate of rise of the leaf’s temperature. (b) Calculate the temperature the leaf would reach if it lost all its heat by radiation to the surroundings at 20°C. (c) In what other ways can the heat be dissipated by the leaf?

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Title Physics: Principles with Applications 6 
Author Douglas C. Giancoli
ISBN 9780130606204

A leaf of area 40 cm2 and mass 4.5 × 10?4kg directly faces

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