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A piece of substance of specific head capacity 450JKg-1K-1 falls through a vertical distance of 20m from rest. Calculate the rise in temperature of the substance on hitting the ground when all its energies are converted into heat. [g = 10ms-2]

  • A.2/9°C
  • B.4/9°C
  • C.9/4°C
  • D.9/2°C
  • E.
Objective

Question details

Exam body
JAMB
Subject
Physics
Year
1999
Question no.
#0
Type
Objective
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