Raising body temperature by heat physics question?

Question

How much heat is required to raise the body temperature of a 60-kg woman from 21.9°C to 57.3°C?

Answer 1

Are you nuts? Why would you even think of taking a cadaver and heat it up?

Answer 2

You probably want to use this formula: dQ = C m dT dQ is the change in heat (what you want) C is the specific heat of the substance in m is the mass of the thing your changing the temperaure of dT is the change in temperature in degree from your question: dT = 37 - 3 = 34 degree C m = volume * density = 2.5 * 10^2 mL * density = 0.00025 m^3 * density So go look up the density of water in kg/m^3, and the specific heat of water at constant pressure and plug in to the formula to answer the first part. Be careful with your units. To answer the second part, change your dT and m to match the question, calculate dQ and add it to the given heat necessary to melt the snow.