1. Following vigorous exercise, the body temperature of a person weighing 85 -kg is 41 °C. At what rate in watts must the person transfer thermal energy to reduce the body temperature to 37 °C in 30 min, assuming the body continues to produce energy at the rate of 150 W? (1W=1 joule/sec or 1W=1J/s) The specific heat of the human body is 3500 J/kg °C. P W required

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1. Following vigorous exercise, the body temperature of a person weighing 85 -kg is 41 °C. At what
rate in watts must the person transfer thermal energy to reduce the body temperature to 37 °C in 30
min, assuming the body continues to produce energy at the rate of 150 W?
(1W=1 joule/sec or 1W=1J/s)
The specific heat of the human body is 3500 J/kg °C.
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W
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Transcribed Image Text:1. Following vigorous exercise, the body temperature of a person weighing 85 -kg is 41 °C. At what rate in watts must the person transfer thermal energy to reduce the body temperature to 37 °C in 30 min, assuming the body continues to produce energy at the rate of 150 W? (1W=1 joule/sec or 1W=1J/s) The specific heat of the human body is 3500 J/kg °C. P W required
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