Answer:
Total energy is constant
Explanation:
The laws of thermodynamics state that thermal energy (heat) is always transferred from a hot body (higher temperature) to a cold body (lower temperature).
This is because in a hot body, the molecules on average have more kinetic energy (they move faster), so by colliding with the molecules of the cold body, they transfer part of their energy to them. So, the temperature of the hot body decreases, while the temperature of the cold body increases.
This process ends when the two bodies reach the same temperature: we talk about thermal equilibrium.
In this problem therefore, this means that the thermal energy is transferred from the hot water to the cold water.
However, the law of conservation of energy states that the total energy of an isolated system is constant: therefore here, if we consider the hot water + cold water as an isolated system (no exchange of energy with the surroundings), this means that their total energy remains constant.
Answer:
0° C
Explanation:
Given that
Mass of ice, m = 50g
Mass of water, m(w) = 50g
Temperature of ice, T(i) = 0° C
Temperature of water, T(w) = 80° C
Also, it is known that
Specific heat of water, c = 1 cal/g/°C
Latent heat of ice, L(w) = 89 cal/g
Let us assume T to be the final temperature of mixture.
This makes the energy balance equation:
Heat gained by ice to change itself into water + heat gained by melted ice(water) to raise its temperature at T° C = heat lost by water to reach at T° C
m(i).L(i) + m(i).c(w)[T - 0] = m(w).c(w)[80 - T], on substituting, we have
50 * 80 + 50 * 1(T - 0) = 50 * 1(80 - T)
4000 + 50T = 4000 - 50T
0 = 100 T
T = 0° C
Thus, the final temperature is 0° C
Nitrogen is the most abundant of the gases present in the atmosphere. 78 percent of the atmospheric air comprises of nitrogen, oxygen makes up for 21 percent and all other gases make up for the remaining one percent. Oxygen is a highly flammable gas and in the absence of nitrogen it would not have been possible to utilize this atmospheric oxygen, hence the presence of nitrogen reduces its flammability and also neutralizes the toxicity of other gases.
