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A piece of zinc was lying outside and had a temperature of 26 °C. Later that day the sun came out and the temperature increased to 360 C. If the piece of zinc is only 0.15 kg, find the thermal energy. Note: Zinc has a specific heat of 380 J/kg/°C.

A piece of zinc was lying outside and had a temperature of 26 °C. Later that day the sun came out and the temperature increased to 360 C. If the piece of zinc is only 0.15 kg, find the thermal energy. Note: Zinc has a specific heat of 380 J/kg/°C.

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A piece of zinc was lying outside and had a temperature of 26 °C. Later that day the sun came out and the temperature increased to 360 C. If the piece of zinc is only 0.15 kg, find the thermal energy. Note: Zinc has a specific heat of 380 J/kg/*C. If you were designing a shelter for a cold climate, what are some things that you would include?
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