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? asked in Science & MathematicsPhysics · 2 months ago

physics question?

The water in the Arctic Ocean has a total mass of 1.33 x 10^19 kg. The average temperature of the water is estimated to be 4 C. what would the temperature of the water in the Arctic Ocean be if the energy produced in 1000 years by the worlds largest plant if 4.2 x 10^20 J of energy was added to it over the time period? (absorb energy)

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    2 months ago
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    If that energy amount is per year; then

    1000 * 4.2E20 J = 1.33E19kg * 4186J/kg * (T - 4ºC)

    T = 11.5 ºC

    And if that was instead the TOTAL energy amount, then the final temperature is only 4.01 ºC

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