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— Q equals m c delta-T — is one fact wearing four outfits: solve it for , for , for or for , and it answers four different exam questions. Push the units through before any arithmetic: — everything cancels to joules, so the machine is honest. If your rearrangement's units refuse to cancel, it is wrong — no appeal. (Units that do work out never prove it right.)
Two flags for this lesson. First: is a difference, and a difference of 30 °C is a difference of 30 K — for , Celsius is safe as houses. Second: arrives per kilogram, and problems love to hand you grams. Convert before the socket — the g-vs-kg slip is worth a thousand-fold error, and this lesson sets that trap on purpose.
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