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A 2.75-g copper coin at 17.5°C drops 40.0 m to the ground.

Last updated: 7/30/2022

A 2.75-g copper coin at 17.5°C drops 40.0 m to the ground.

A 2.75-g copper coin at 17.5°C drops 40.0 m to the ground. (a) Assuming 55.0% of the change in gravitational potential energy of the coin-Earth system goes into increasing the Internal energy of the coin, determine the coin's final temperature. (b) Does the result depend on the mass of the coin? Yes No