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Chapter 4 Problem 493

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The average specific heat of the human body is 3.6 kJ/kg 8C. If the body temperature of an 80-kg man rises from 378C to 398C during strenuous exercise, determine the increase in the thermal energy of the body as a result of this rise in body temperature.

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Title Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach  8 
Author Yunus A. Cengel, Michael A. Boles
ISBN 9780073398174

The average specific heat of the human body is 3.6 kJ/kg

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