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JAMB UTME - Physics - 2021

Question 1 Report

A piece of substance of specific heat capacity \(450\mathrm{Jkg}^{-1}\mathrm{k}^{1}\) falls through a vertical distance of \(20\mathrm{m}\) from rest. Calculate the rise in temperature of the substance on hitting the ground when all its energies are converted into heat. [\(g = 10\mathrm{ms}^{-2}\)]

Answer Details

Using the law of conservation of energy

mc?? ? ?  = mgh

?? ? ?  = ghc=10×20450=49 g h c = 10 × 20 450 = 4 9 ºC