76. Consider the object of mass m

1

falling through a distance h. The loss of its mechanical energy is

∆E = m

1

gh. This amount of energy is then used to heat up the temperature of water of mass m

2

:

∆E = m

1

gh = Q = m

2

c∆T . Thus, the maximum possible rise in water temperature is

∆T

=

m

1

gh

m

2

c

=

(6.00 kg)

9.8 m/s

2



(50.0 m)

(0.600 kg)

4190 J/kg

·C

◦



=

1.17 C

◦

.

Document Outline

• Main Menu
• Chapter 1 Measurement
• Chapter 2 Motion Along a Straight Line
• Chapter 3 Vectors
• Chapter 4 Motion in Two and Three Dimensions
• Chapter 5 Force and Motion I
• Chapter 6 Force and Motion II
• Chapter 7 Kinetic Energy and Work
• Chapter 8 Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy
• Chapter 9 Systems of Particles
• Chapter 10 Collisions
• Chapter 11 Rotation
• Chapter 12 Rolling, Torque, and Angular Momentum
• Chapter 13 Equilibrium and Elasticity
• Chapter 14 Gravitation
• Chapter 15 Fluids
• Chapter 16 Oscillations
• Chapter 17 Waves—I
• Chapter 18 Waves—II
• Chapter 19 Temperature, Heat, and the First Law of Thermodynamics
  • 19.1 - 19.10
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• Chapter 20 The Kinetic Theory of Gases
• Chapter 21 Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
• Chapter 22 Electric Charge
• Chapter 23 Electric Fields
• Chapter 24 Gauss’ Law
• Chapter 25 Electric Potential
• Chapter 26 Capacitance
• Chapter 27 Current and Resistance
• Chapter 28 Circuits
• Chapter 29 Magnetic Fields
• Chapter 30 Magnetic Fields Due to Currents
• Chapter 31 Induction and Inductance
• Chapter 32 Magnetism of Matter: Maxwell’s Equation
• Chapter 33 Electromagnetic Oscillations and Alternating Current
• Chapter 34 Electromagnetic Waves
• Chapter 35 Images
• Chapter 36 Interference
• Chapter 37 Diffraction
• Chapter 38 Special Theory of Relativity
• Chapter 39 Photons and Matter Waves
• Chapter 40 More About Matter Waves
• Chapter 41 All About Atoms
• Chapter 42 Conduction of Electricity in Solids
• Chapter 43 Nuclear Physics
• Chapter 44 Energy from the Nucleus
• Chapter 45 Quarks, Leptons, and the Big Bang