Jill takes in 0.021 mol of air in a single breath. The air is taken in at

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Jill takes in 0.021 mol of air in a single breath. The air is taken in at 20°C and exhaled at 35°C. 

(a) How much heat leaves her body in a single breath due to the temperature increase of the air? Ignore the humidification of the air in the lungs and treat air as an ideal diatomic gas. 

(b) Her respiration rate is 14 breaths per minute. At what average rate does heat leave her body due to the temperature increase of the air? Compare this with 72 W, the total rate of heat loss from her body.

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