Solved: The recommended treatment for frostbite is rapid heating in a water bath

Chapter 17, Problem 40

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The recommended treatment for frostbite is rapid heating in a water bath. Suppose a frostbitten hand with mass 120 g is immersed in water that conducts energy into the hand at the rate of 800 W. Treating the hand as essentially water, initially frozen solid, how long will it take for it to thaw and return to body temperature 137C2?

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