A 12-kg iron ball is dropped onto a pavement from a height of 130 m . Suppose that half of the heat generated goes into warming the ball.   What is the temperature increase of the ball. (The specific heat capacity of iron is 450 J/kg ⋅ ∘C. Use 9.8 N/kg for g.).

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A 12-kg iron ball is dropped onto a pavement from a height of 130 m . Suppose that half of the heat generated goes into warming the ball.

 

What is the temperature increase of the ball. (The specific heat capacity of iron is 450 J/kg ⋅ ∘C. Use 9.8 N/kg for g.).

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