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Victoria falls in Africa is 122 m in height. Calculate the rise in temperature of the water if all the potential energy lost in the fall is converted into heat.

Answer» Consider mass m of water falling.
`mgy=mcDeltat`
We express both sides in joules by noting
`c=1(kcal)/(kg)`,`K=(4184J)/(kgK)`
Then `9.8(122)=4184Deltat`
and `Deltat=0.29K`


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