Calculate the height of a water-fall through which the fall of water leads to increase in its temperature by 10C.
420 m
240 m
400 m
200 m
340 m
Potential Energy of Water is converted to Heat Energy PEWater=Heat Energy mgh=mcθ gh=cθ⇒h=cθg=4200 Jkg−1K−1×1 K10 ms−2=420 m
Calculate the height of a water-fall through which the fall of water leads to increase in its temperature by 10C. Assume no energy is lost during process.
Specific heat capacity of water = 4200 J/kg ∘C
Accelaration due to gravity = 10 m/s2