Answer:
a) t = 235.2minute
b) 260.94minutes
Explanation:
Heat energy is defined as the energy required to change the temperature of a substance by 1kelvin.
It is expressed as H = mc∆t where m is the mass of the water
c is the specific heat capacity of the water/ice
∆t is the change in temperature
Total heat required to melt the ice
H = mLice + mc∆t
Lice is the latent heat of fusion of ice
a) To calculate how much time tmelts passes before the ice starts to melt, we will only calculate heat energy absorb by the ice before it melts.
H = mLice
H = 0.50(334000)
H = 167,000Joules
If heat is supplied to the container at the constant rate of 710 J/minute, the time taken before the ice starts to melt will be:
t = 167,000/710
t = 235.2minutes
b) To calculate how much time trise does it take before the temperature begins to rise above 0°C, we will calculate the total energy absorbed at 0°C first.
H = 0.50(334000) + 0.50(2100)(0-(-17.4)
Note that the ice melts at 0°C which will be the final temperature
H = 167,000+18270
H = 185,270oules
Since heat is supplied to the container at the constant rate of 710 J/minute
710Joules = 1minute
185,270Joules= x
x = 185,270/710
x = 260.94minutes
The time taken before the temperature begins to rise is 260.94minutes:
