Specific Heat: The water flowing over Niagara Falls drops a distance of 50 m. If all the gravitational potential energy is converted to thermal energy, by what temperature does the water rise? The specific heat of water is 4186 J/kg ? K.

A. 0.10 C°
B. 0.12 C°
C. 0.37 C°
D. 0.42 C°


Answer: B

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