One cubic meter of water see Table 44 for the mass density o

One cubic meter of water (see Table 4.4 for the mass density of water) flowing over the Lower Falls in Yellowstone National Park drops 94 m. If all of the water\'s potential energy is converted to kinetic energy at the bottom of the falls and the kinetic energy goes to heat the water, what is the temperature increase of the water?

Solution

mgh = nv^2/2 = mcdT

=> dT = gh/C = 9.8*94)/(4181) = 0.2203 deg

c=specific heat of water (~4181 J/kgK)