On a hot day, the temperature of an 80,000-L swimming pool increases by 1.50 C °. What is the net heat transfer during this heating? Ignore any complications, such as loss of water by evaporation.

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On a hot day, the temperature of an 80,000-L swimming pool increases by $1.50\textrm{C}^\circ$. What is the net heat transfer during this heating? Ignore any complications, such as loss of water by evaporation.

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$5.02 \times 10^8 \textrm{ J}$

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