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A lead bullet strikes a target with a velocity of `500 ms^(-1)` and the bullet falls dead. Calculate the rise in temperature of the bullet assuming that 40% of the heat produced is used in heating the bullet. Given specific heat of lead `= 0.03 cal g^(-1).^(@)C^(-1), J = 4.2 J cal^(-1)`.

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