Problem 1.29 (Schroeder’s Intro to Thermal Physics)

Problem 1.29

A cup containing 200 g of water is sitting on your dining room table. After carefully measuring its temperature to be , you leave the room. Returning ten minutes later, you measure its temperature again and find that it is now . What can you conclude about the amount of heat added to the water? (Hint: This is a trick question.)

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Problem 1.29

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