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The average person drinks 2.6 L of water a day. If you drink 2.6 L of water at 0 degrees C and heat it up to 37 degrees C, how much energy does your body spend? The density of water is 1.0 g/mL and the specific heat of water is 1.0 cal/gC.
a) 2.6 kcal
b) 96 kcal
c) 96 kcal
d) 2.6 cal
e) 403 cal
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