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Physics Heat & Thermodynamics Level: Misc Level

The latent heat of vaporizaiton of H2O at body temperature (37.0 oC ) is 2.42 x106 J/kg. To cool the body of a 72 kg jogger (average specific heat capacity =3500 J/(kg oC ) by 1.2 C %, how many kilograms of water in the from of sweat have to be evaporated?