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16 April, 06:32

Two cars collide head on while each is traveling at 90 km/hkm/h. Suppose all their kinetic energy is transformed into the thermal energy of the wrecks. What is the temperature increase of each car?

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  1. 16 April, 07:21
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    Two cars collide head on while each is traveling at 90 km/h. Suppose all their kinetic energy is transformed into the thermal energy of the wrecks. What is the temperature increase of each car?

    you may assume that the specific heat capacity of each car is that of

    iron ...

    Answer:

    The temperature increase of each car is 0.68 k

    Explanation:

    Given;

    velocity of each car, v = 90 km/h

    velocity of each car (in m/s) = (90 x 10) / 36 = 25 m/s

    Kinetic energy of each car, KE = ¹/₂ mv²

    Total Kinetic energy of the two cars = 2 x ¹/₂ mv² = mv²

    Thermal energy = mcΔT

    Total thermal energy of the the two cars = 2 x mcΔT = 2mcΔT

    Suppose all their kinetic energy is transformed into the thermal energy of the wrecks, then; 2mcΔT = mv²

    divide both sides by m,

    2cΔT = v²

    where;

    c is the specific heat of iron = 460.548 J/kg. K

    ΔT is the temperature increase of each car

    v is the velocity of each car = 25 m/s

    Substitute these values and calculate ΔT

    ΔT = v²/2c

    ΔT = (25) ² / (2 x 460.548)

    ΔT = 0.679 k = 0.68 k

    Therefore, the temperature increase of each car is 0.68 k
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