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Hawke

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on: May 29, 2013
A slice of pizza has 500 kcal. If we could burn the pizza and use all the heat to warm a 50-L container of cold water, what would be the approximate increase in the temperature of the water? (Note: A liter of cold water weighs about 1 kg.)
A) 50°C
B) 5°C
C) 1°C
D) 100°C
E) 10°C


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Reply #1 on: May 29, 2013
The answer I found is E. Let me know if you need more help!


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Reply #2 on: May 30, 2013
Perfect :D


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