Question

During the time when a man have flu, he ran a fever of 2.0°C above normal. His body temperature was 39.0°C instead of the normal 37.0°C. Assuming that the man has a mass of 80 kg and that the human body is mostly water, how much heat heat is required to raise his temperature? [Take specific heat capacity of liquid as, C = 4186J/kg.°C]

Answer 1

Explanation:

ok mass = 80kg. temp = 39- 37=2°c heat released by men = heat gained by liquid = mass of men × specific heat capacity of men × increased temperature = 80 × 3.6 × 2 = 576.