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A 5 gram lead bullet traveling in 20°C air at 300 m/s strikes a flat steel plate and stops.
What is the final temperature of the lead bullet?
(Assume all heat is retained by the bullet).
The melting point of lead is 327°C.
The specific heat of lead is 0.122 J/g/C°.
The heat of fusion of lead is 24.7 J/g.
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