A scientist recorded the temperature of a freshwater lake at 9am and it was 18 C. She has already calculated the mass of the water in the lake to 500 kg. She expects the change in thermal energy by 6pm to be roughly 12,500 J. If that is true, what should the temperature of the lake be when she measures it again at 6pm?

A scientist recorded the temperature of a freshwater lake at 9am and it was 18 C. She has already calculated the mass of the water in the lake to 500 kg. She expects the change in thermal energy by 6pm to be roughly 12,500 J. If that is true, what should the temperature of the lake be when she measures it again at 6pm?

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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