A medium-sized banana provides about 105 Calories of energy. HINT (a) Convert 105 Cal to joules.  J     (b) Suppose that amount of energy is transformed into kinetic energy of a 1.93 kg object initially at rest. Calculate the final speed of the object (in m/s).  m/s     (c) If that same amount of energy is added to 3.79 kg (about 1 gal) of water at 17.7°C, what is the water's final temperature (in °C)? The specific heat of water is  c = 4186  J (kg · °C).  °C

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A medium-sized banana provides about 105 Calories of energy.
HINT
(a)
Convert 105 Cal to joules.
 J
 
 
(b)
Suppose that amount of energy is transformed into kinetic energy of a 1.93 kg object initially at rest. Calculate the final speed of the object (in m/s).
 m/s
 
 
(c)
If that same amount of energy is added to 3.79 kg (about 1 gal) of water at 17.7°C, what is the water's final temperature (in °C)? The specific heat of water is 
c = 4186 
J
(kg · °C)
.
 °C
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