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As a cat pounces on a mouse, its muscles consume 10 units of potential energy (which the cat previously gained from the food it

consumed). However, the pounce itself only required 4 units of kinetic energy. How many units of energy were dissipated as heat?

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taurus [48]3 years ago

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6 units of energy were transferred into heat.

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