In Joule’s experiment, an insulated container contains 20 kg of water initially at 25°C. It is stirred by an agitator, which is made to turn by a slowly falling body weighing 40 kg through a height of 4 m. The process is repeated 500 times. The acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 ms-2. Neglecting the heat capacity of agitator, the temperature of water (in °C) is________________?

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34.4. The work done by the falling body increases the internal energy of the water, raising its temperature. The calculation leads to a final temperature of approximately 34.4°C.