Question

80 grams of iron at 100°C is dropped into 200 of water at 20°C contained in an iron vessel of mass 50 gram find the resulting temperature.​

Answer 1

Answer:

the resulting temperature is 23.37 ⁰C

Explanation:

Given;

mass of the iron, m₁ = 80 g = 0.08 kg

mass of the water, m₂ = 200 g = 0.2 kg

mass of the iron vessel, m₃ = 50 g = 0.05 kg

initial temperature of the iron, t₁ = 100 ⁰C

initial temperature of the water, t₂ = 20 ⁰C

specific heat capacity of iron, c₁ = 462 J/kg⁰C

specific heat capacity of water, c₂ = 4,200 J/kg⁰C

let the temperature of the resulting mixture = T

Apply the principle of conservation of energy;

heat lost by the hot iron = heat gained by the water

$m_1c_1 \Delta t_1 = m_2c_2\Delta t_2\\\\m_1c_1 (100 - T) = m_2c_2 (T- 20)\\\\0.08 \times 462 (100-T) = 0.2 \times 4,200 (T-20)\\\\36.96 (100-T) = 840 (T-20) \\\\100 - T = 22.72 (T-20)\\\\100-T = 22.72 T - 454.4 \\\\554.4 = 23.72T\\\\T = \frac{554.4}{23.72} \\\\T = 23.37 \ ^0C$

Therefore, the resulting temperature is 23.37 ⁰C