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A) A common practice for a person with a high fever is to take abath in cool water. Assuming an 80 kg person is really ill andneeds to cool down from 40°C to 37°C. What is the minimum amount ofwater needed for bathing assuming the water begins at roomtemperature, 25°C? The specific heat of the body on average is 3470J/kg°C and water is 4186 J/kg°C. 17.

b) Students want to impress their physics teacher by writing anessay which describes the heating of ice at a temperature below 0°Cto steam at a temperature above 100°C. Write such a paragraph usingthe terms energy, temperature, and phase change. Be sure to includea description of the five major stages.

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