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The initial and final temperatures of water in a container are observed as `16 +-0.6^(@)C` and `56+-0.3^(@)C`. What is the rise in the temperature of water.

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Rise in temperature `=[(56+-0.6)]=[(56-16)+-(0.3+0.6)]=40+-0.9^(@)C`
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