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5.2 Exercise 8

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The temperature of the cooling water as it leaves the hot engine of an automobile is 240 °F. After it passes through the radiator it has a temperature of 175 °F. Calculate the amount of heat transferred from the engine to the surroundings by one gallon of water with a specific heat of 4.184 J/g °C.

OpenStax Chemistry 2e, 5.2 Calorimetry, exercise 8

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