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Homework Statement
[/B]A bullet traveling at 100 m/s strikes the wall inelastically. It is observed that the bullet's temperature rises by 10 Kelvin due to the collision. Find the specific heat capacity of the bullet if all of the bullet's energy goes into heat.
Homework Equations
ΔQ=mcΔT
KE=1/2mv^2
The Attempt at a Solution
I tried to solve this problem in different ways, but I was not able to do anything without the mass. I know I might be approaching in the wrong way, but I figured if I can determine its kinetic energy lost then I can use that for the heat lost. From there I would figure out the heat capacity of the bullet; that is not feasible though because mass is not given. I just need some guidance on how to approach the problem, I am more than happy to solve it myself after that. Thank you!
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