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A container contains 200g of water at initial temperature of 30°C. An iron nail of mass 200g at temperature of 50°C is immersed

in the water. What is the final water temperature? State the assumptions you need to make in your calculations.
[Given the value of specific heat capacity of water is 4200 J kg^-1 °C^-1 and that of iron is
450 J kg^-1 °C^-1]

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andriy [413]2 years ago

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Answer:

The final temperature is 31.94°

Explanation:

The mass of the water in the container m₁ = 200 g = 0.2 kg

The initial temperature of the water, T₁₁ = 30°C

The mass of the iron, m₂ = 200 g = 0.2 kg

The temperature of the iron T₂₁= 50°C is immersed in the water,

The specific heat capacity of the water, c₁ = 4200 J/(kg·°C)

The specific heat capacity of the iron, c₂ = 450 J/(kg·°C)

Heat capacity relation is given by the formula;

Heat capacity Q = Mass, m × Specific heat capacity, c × Temperature change, (T₂ - T₁)

Given that energy can neither be created nor destroyed, and with the assumption that all the heat lost by the nail is gained by the water we have;

Heat lost by iron nail = Heat gained by the water

m₁ × c₁ × (T₂ - T₁₁) = m₂ × c₂ × (T₂₁ - T₂)

Where, T₂ is the final temperature

0.2 kg × 4200 J/(kg·°C) × (T₂ - 30) = 0.2 kg × 450 J/(kg·°C) × (50° - T₂)

840·T₂ - 25200 = 4500 - 90·T₂

4500 + 25200 = 840·T₂ + 90·T₂

29700 = 930·T₂

T₂ = 29700/930 = 31.94°.

The final temperature = 31.94°.

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