Heating, specific heat and latent heat

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Question 38
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An engineer testing an electric vehicle's thermal management system monitors the temperature of an ethylene glycol coolant as it passes through a heat exchanger.

The table below shows the data collected during the test run.

ParameterValue
Mass of ethylene glycol1.85 kg
Initial temperature−15.4 ∘C-15.4\text{ }^{\circ}\text{C}−15.4 ∘C
Final temperature38.2 ∘C38.2\text{ }^{\circ}\text{C}38.2 ∘C
Change in thermal energy of coolant238,680 J238,680\text{ J}238,680 J

Using the data in the table, calculate the temperature increase of the ethylene glycol coolant.

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