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The evaporation of sweat is an important mechanism for temperature control in some warm-blooded animals. Part...

The evaporation of sweat is an important mechanism for temperature control in some warm-blooded animals.

Part A

What mass of water must evaporate from the skin of a 67.0 kg man to cool his body 1.05 ∘C? The heat of vaporization of water at body temperature (37.0 ∘C) is 2.42×106J/kg. The specific heat of a typical human body is 3480 J/(kg⋅K).

Express your answer in kilograms.

B:What volume of water must the man drink to replenish the evaporated water?

Homework Answers

Answer #1

Then , m = 67.0 kg , Ch = 3480 J/kg.h

Then find mw = 101.6 g

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