Answer: final temperatures will be
a) water 21 C
b) concrete 20.005 C
c) steel 20.008 C
d) mercury 53 C
Explanation:
Change in temp dT = dH / (mass x specific heat)
Specific heat of these materials can be found from many sources:
water = 1 kcal / kg C
concrete = 210 kcal / kg C
steel = 114 kcal / kg C
mercury = 0.03 kcal /kg C
So dT (water) from 1 kcal heat into 1 kg water = 1 kcal / (1 kg x 1 kcal/kg C) = 1 C therefore the final temperature is 20 + 1 = 21 C
But dT (steel) = 1 kcal / (1kg x 114 kcal/kg C) = 0.008 C so the final temperature is 20 + 0.008 = 20.008 C
The results for concrete and mercury are calculated in the same way