A long straight wire is connected to an ideal battery. When the room temperature is 20.0 °C, the established temperature of the wire is 22.0 °C. The wire is disconnected and one-third of it is cut off. The remaining piece of the wire is then connected to the same battery in the same room. What is the new established temperature of the wire?
We received quite a few solutions from all over the world to our January Challenge, Hit and Miss, but not all of them were correct.
We are pleased to recognize the following contributors:
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Salvatore Basile (Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy)
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Dave Bittel (Bristol Eastern High School, Bristol, CT)
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Phil Cahill (The SI Organization, Inc., Rosemont PA)
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Don Easton (Lacombe, Alberta, Canada)
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John F. Goehl, Jr. (Barry University, Miami Shores, FL)
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Gerald E. Hite (TAMUG, Galveston, TX)
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Art Hovey (Galvanized Jazz Band, Milford, CT)...
