Homework Help: Physics

Posted by Gloria on Sunday, December 19, 2010 at 7:20pm.

A 15 kg concrete block fell from a height of 20 meters and hits the ground below. If all of its original potential energy (PE) goes to the heat the block when it hits the ground, what is its change in terperature?

Physics - bobpursley, Sunday, December 19, 2010 at 7:59pm
mgh=m*specificheatconcrete*deltaTemp

deltatemp= gh/specificheat

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