A 4.8 g lead bullet moving at 297 m/s strikes a steel plate and stops. If all its kinetic energy is converted to ther- mal energy and none leaves the bullet, what is its temperature change? Assume the specific heat of lead is 128 J/kg.° C. Answer in units of °C.

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A 4.8 g lead bullet moving at 297 m/s strikes
a steel plate and stops.
If all its kinetic energy is converted to ther-
mal energy and none leaves the bullet, what is
its temperature change? Assume the specific
heat of lead is 128 J/kg. ° C.
Answer in units of °C.
Transcribed Image Text:A 4.8 g lead bullet moving at 297 m/s strikes a steel plate and stops. If all its kinetic energy is converted to ther- mal energy and none leaves the bullet, what is its temperature change? Assume the specific heat of lead is 128 J/kg. ° C. Answer in units of °C.
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