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Chapter 16, Problem 29(choose chapter or problem)
Consider the apparatus that Joule used in his experiments on the mechanical equivalent of heat, shown in Figure 168. Suppose both blocks have a mass of 0.95 kg and that they fall through a distance of 0.48 m. (a)Find the expected rise in temperature of the water, given that 6200 J are needed for every 1.0 Cincrease. Give your answer in Celsius degrees. (b)Would the temperature rise in Fahrenheit degrees be greater than or less than the result in part (a)? Explain. (c) Find the rise in temperature in Fahrenheit degrees.
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QUESTION:
Consider the apparatus that Joule used in his experiments on the mechanical equivalent of heat, shown in Figure 168. Suppose both blocks have a mass of 0.95 kg and that they fall through a distance of 0.48 m. (a)Find the expected rise in temperature of the water, given that 6200 J are needed for every 1.0 Cincrease. Give your answer in Celsius degrees. (b)Would the temperature rise in Fahrenheit degrees be greater than or less than the result in part (a)? Explain. (c) Find the rise in temperature in Fahrenheit degrees.
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Given values
Mass of each block
Distance
