A 50.0 g thermometer is used to measure the temperature of 120 mL of water. The specific heat of the thermometer, which is mostly glass, is 750 J/(kgK), and it reads 23.0 °C while lying on the table. After being completely immersed in the water, the thermometer's reading stabilizes at 71.9 °C.

A 50.0 g thermometer is used to measure the temperature of 120 mL of water. The specific heat of the thermometer, which is mostly glass, is 750 J/(kgK), and it reads 23.0 °C while lying on the table. After being completely immersed in the water, the thermometer's reading stabilizes at 71.9 °C.

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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