A waterfall is 70 m high. What is the increase in water temperature at the bottom of the falls if all the initial potential energy goes into heating the water? (g = 9.8 m/s2, cw = 4186 J/kg•°C)

a. 0.16°C
c. 0.69°C
b. 0.34°C
d. 1.04°C


A

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