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University Physics | 13th Edition | ISBN: 9780321675460 | Authors: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman
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Overheating. (a) By how much would the body temperature of

Chapter 17, Problem 43E

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Overheating. (a) By how much would the body temperature of the bicyclist in the proceeding problem increase in an hour if he were unable to get rid of the excess heat? (b) Is this temperature increase large enough to be serious? To find out, how high a fever would it be equivalent to, in °F? (Recall that the normal internal body temperature is 98.6°F and the specific heat of the body is 3480 J/kg · C°.)

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QUESTION:

Overheating. (a) By how much would the body temperature of the bicyclist in the proceeding problem increase in an hour if he were unable to get rid of the excess heat? (b) Is this temperature increase large enough to be serious? To find out, how high a fever would it be equivalent to, in °F? (Recall that the normal internal body temperature is 98.6°F and the specific heat of the body is 3480 J/kg · C°.)

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Solution to 43E Step 1 Mass bicyclist= 70kg Q=mcT T=Q/mc c=3480 J/kg · Q=1.44x10 J T=1.44x10 /70x3480 T=5.9

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