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Energy Conservation Question
here is a problem i need help getting started on:
A 670kg meteorite composed of aluminum far from the Earth has a temperature of -15C and moves with a speed of 14km/s relative to earth.
As it crashes, assume that the resulting additional internal energy is shared equally between the meteor and the planet and that all of the material of the meteor rises to the same final temperature. Find this temperature.
assume that the specific heat of liquid and gaseous aluminum is 1170 J/kg*C.
No idea how to begin this although i am reminded not to forget about gravitational potential energy,
thanks for some help on this one
here is a problem i need help getting started on:
A 670kg meteorite composed of aluminum far from the Earth has a temperature of -15C and moves with a speed of 14km/s relative to earth.
As it crashes, assume that the resulting additional internal energy is shared equally between the meteor and the planet and that all of the material of the meteor rises to the same final temperature. Find this temperature.
assume that the specific heat of liquid and gaseous aluminum is 1170 J/kg*C.
No idea how to begin this although i am reminded not to forget about gravitational potential energy,
thanks for some help on this one
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