Approximately of steam at (assuming that the boiling point of water in this experiment is .)
Explanation:
Latent heat of condensation/evaporation of water: .
Both mass values in this question are given in grams. Hence, convert the specific heat values from this question to .
Specific heat of water: .
Specific heat of copper: .
The temperature of this calorimeter and the of water that it initially contains increased from to . Calculate the amount of energy that would be absorbed:
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Hence, it would take an extra of energy to increase the temperature of the calorimeter and the of water that it initially contains from to .
Assume that it would take grams of steam at ensure that the equilibrium temperature of the system is .
In other words, of steam at would need to release as it condenses (releases latent heat) and cools down to .
Latent heat of condensation from of steam: .
Energy released when that of water from the steam cools down from to :
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These two parts of energy should add up to . That would be exactly what it would take to raise the temperature of the calorimeter and the water that it initially contains from to .
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Solve for :
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Hence, it would take approximately of steam at for the equilibrium temperature of the system to be .
Before getting an answer for it first we have to understand nuclear fusion.
Nuclear fusion is a thermo-nuclear reaction in which two light unstable nuclei will form a heavy stable nuclei. In this process there will be some mass defect which will be converted into energy as per Einstein's mass energy equivalence theorem.
The theorem is stated as where c is the velocity of light and m is the mass converted into energy.
One take an example of fusion in sun where 4 hydrogen atoms combine to form a helium nucleus which are explained below-
In this process very high temperature is needed which is approximately equal to the temperature of the sun i.e
Such temperature is very difficult to initiate the reaction on the earth surface. It should be carried out in an sustainable way also .Otherwise It will cause nuclear hazards.