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The value of specific heat for copper is 390 J/kg ° C for aluminum is 900 J/kg °

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Question

The value of specific heat for copper is 390 J/kg°C for aluminum is 900 J/kg°C and for water is 4186 J/kg°C. What will be the equilibrium temperature one of 235 g block of copper at 255°C is placed in a 145 g aluminum calorimeter cup containing 875 g of water at 14°C? The value of specific heat for copper is 390 J/kg°C for aluminum is 900 J/kg°C and for water is 4186 J/kg°C. What will be the equilibrium temperature one of 235 g block of copper at 255°C is placed in a 145 g aluminum calorimeter cup containing 875 g of water at 14°C?

Explanation / Answer

Solution-  The equality of final and initial heats can be expressed from basic equation for final (f) state of an N-component mixture expresses
So the formula is-
(mfcf)Tf = (i=1,N)(miciTi)

(0.235*390 + 0.145*900 + 0.875*4186)Tf = 0.235*390*255 + 0.145*900*14 + 0.875*4186*14

Equilibirium Temperature, Tf = 76476.25/3884.9

= 19.68 0C