A piece of zinc was lying outside and had a temperature of 26 °C. Later that day the sun came out and the temperature increased to 360 C. If the piece of zinc is only 0.15 kg, find the thermal energy. Note: Zinc has a specific heat of 380 J/kg/°C.

A piece of zinc was lying outside and had a temperature of 26 °C. Later that day the sun came out and the temperature increased to 360 C. If the piece of zinc is only 0.15 kg, find the thermal energy. Note: Zinc has a specific heat of 380 J/kg/°C.

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A piece of zinc was lying outside and had
a temperature of 26 °C. Later that day
the sun came out and the temperature
increased to 360 C. If the piece of zinc is
only 0.15 kg, find the thermal energy.
Note: Zinc has a specific heat of 380
J/kg/*C.
If you were designing a shelter for a cold
climate, what are some things that you
would include?

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