Conceptual Physical Science (6th Edition)
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Author: Paul G. Hewitt, John A. Suchocki, Leslie A. Hewitt
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Chapter 6, Problem 80E
On cold winter nights in days past, it was common to take a heated object to bed with you. Which would keep you warmer through the cold night: a 10-kg iron brick or a 10-kg jug of hot water at the same high temperature? Explain.
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