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A short circuit in a 120-V appliance cord has a 0.500-Ω0 . \text{500} - \Omega resistance. Calculate the temperature rise of the 2.00 g of surrounding materials, assuming their specific heat capacity is 0.200 cal/g⋅ºC0.200 \text{ cal}/\text{g} ⋅º \text{C} and that it takes 0.0500 s for a circuit breaker to interrupt the current. Is this likely to be damaging?

OpenStax College Physics 2e, 20.6 Electric Hazards and the Human Body, exercise 21

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