A 5-g coin is dropped from a 300-m building. If it reaches a terminal velocity of 45 m/s, and the rest of the energy is converted to heating the coin, what is the change in temperature (in °C) of the coin? (The specific heat of copper is 387 J/kg/°C.)
a. 9
b. 2
c. 5
d. 21
e. 0.5
c
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