A common practice for a person with a high fever is to take a bath in cool water. Assuming an 80 kg person is really ill and needs to cool down from 40°C to 37°C. What is the minimum amount of water needed for bathing assuming the water begins at room temperature, 25°C? The specific heat of the body on average is 3470 J/kg°C and water is 4186 J/kg°C.

a) 200 kg

b) 19.8 kg

c) 16.6 kg

d) 212.2 kg

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