Question: A student assistant uses a cylindrical projectile launcher to throw rubber spheres horizontally at a nearby vertical target. Using a radar gun, she establishes that

A student assistant uses a cylindrical projectile launcher to throw rubber spheres horizontally at a nearby vertical target. Using a radar gun, she establishes that a sphere with a mass of 0.150 kg and diameter of 8.00 cm has its speed reduced by 10% due to air resistance when the initial speed is of 45.0 m/s as it travels from the launch site to the target a distance of 18.0 m away. Due to the air resistance, a change in temperature occurs initially only for the air in a cylinder equal to the volume of air swept out by the sphere. Determine the maximum possible temperature change (in C) for this air when the temperature of the air is 20.0C. To find the greatest possible temperature change, you may make the following assumptions: air has a molar specific heat of
CV =
52
R,
an equivalent molar mass of 28.9 g/mol, and a density of 1.20 kg/m3.
C

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