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Calculate thermal energy transfers

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Paper 1, Paper 2 5 marks Difficulty 3

Thermal energy from temperature change

Water of mass \(0.7\,\text{kg}\) in a piston gas investigation warms by \(11\,\text{K}\). Use \(c=4200\,\text{J kg}^{-1}\text{K}^{-1}\). Calculate the thermal energy transferred. Use the diagram first, then calculate the requested value. Enter the numerical result and choose the interpretation that matches the physics meaning.

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