SOLUTION: In a Joule experiment, a mass of 2.00 kg falls through a height of 30.0 m and rotates a paddle wheel that stirs 0.400 kg of water. The water is initially at 15 degrees C. By how mu

Question 1067181: In a Joule experiment, a mass of 2.00 kg falls through a height of 30.0 m and rotates a paddle wheel that stirs 0.400 kg of water. The water is initially at 15 degrees C. By how much does its temperature rise (in degrees C)?

Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Find the potential energy of the mass drop.

Assume that 100% of the energy is transferred to the water,

Units of is so convert mass from kg to g.

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