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(D) The experiment of boring a brass cannon was conducted by Benjamin Thompson (Count Rumford). He observed that as long as the mechanical work was pe

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(D) The experiment of boring a brass cannon was conducted by Benjamin Thompson (Count Rumford). He observed that as long as the mechanical work was performed by the horses to turn the boring tool,heat was continuously generated in the brass cannon. This experiment disproved the 'caloric theory' (which suggested heat was a fluid) and demonstrated that mechanical work can be converted into heat. Thus,it leads to the conclusion that heat is a form of energy and mechanical work is equivalent to heat.

What conclusion can be drawn from the boring of a brass cannon?

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