Question

A 200g piece of iron is heated at 100C. It is than dropped into water to bring its temperature down to 22C. What is the amount of heat transferred to water

Answer 1

Answer:

6926.4J

Explanation:

Given parameters:

Mass of iron  = 200g

Initial temperature  = 100°C

Final temperature  = 22°C

Unknown:

Amount of heat transferred to the water  = ?

Solution:

The quantity of heat transferred to the water is a function of mass and temperature of the iron;

 H  = m c Ф

m is the mass of the iron

Ф is the change in temperature

C is the specific heat capacity of iron = 0.444 J/g°C

Now;

 insert the parameters and solve;

      H  = 200 x 0.444 x (100-22)

      H = 6926.4J