Question: Many species cool themselves by sweating, because as the sweat evaporates, heat is given up to the surroundings. A human exercising strenuously has an evaporative

Many species cool themselves by sweating, because as the sweat evaporates, heat is given up to the surroundings. A human exercising strenuously has an evaporative heat loss rate of about 650 W. If a person exercises strenuously for 30.0 min, how much water must he drink to replenish his fluid loss? The heat of vaporization of water is 2430 J/g at normal skin temperature.

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