Answer:
See below
Explanation:
<u>The following reasons tell why atom combine to form compounds:</u>
1) They want to follow octet or duplet rule and attain the noble gas configuration.
2) They combine to form compounds because of the electrostatic attraction between them.
3) They form compounds to lower their energy and to become stable.
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<h3>~AH1807</h3>The initial temperature is 137.34 °C.
<u>Explanation:</u>
As the specific heat formula says that the heat energy required is directly proportional to the mass and change in temperature of the system.
Q = mcΔT
So, here the mass m is given as 23 kg, the specific heat of steel is given as c = 490 J/kg°C and the initial temperature is required to find with the final temperature being 140 °C. Also the heat energy required is 30,000 J.
ΔT =
ΔT =
Since the difference in temperature is 2.66, then the initial temperature will be
Final temperature - Initial temperature = Change in temperature
140-Initial temperature = 2.66
Initial temperature = 140-2.66 = 137.34 °C
Thus, the initial temperature is 137.34 °C.
