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Roughly how high could a 300 K copper ball lift itself if it could transform all its thermal energy into work?

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Answer:

1181.63 m

Step-by-step explanation:

Assume : specific heat for copper = 386 J/kg.k

Determine the height a 300k cu ball can lift itself after transforming all its thermal energy to work

Total thermal energy of ball = 386J/kg.k * 300 k

= 115800 J

when we convert to potential energy ( work ) applying the law of conservation of energy

11580 J = mgh

11580 = 1 * 9.8 * h ( note m = 1 because the cu is just 1 unit )

∴ h ( height attained ) = 11580 / 9.8 = 1181.63 m

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