An object with a mass of 24 kg24kg, temperature of 210 ^oC210oC, and a specific heat of 7 J/(kg*K)7JkgK is dropped into a container with 48 L 48L of water at 0^oC 0oC. Does the water evaporate? If not, by how much does the water's temperature change?

1 Answer
Mar 23, 2017

The water does not evaporate and the temperature rise by 0.15ºC

Explanation:

The heat is transferred from the hot object to the cold water.

Let T= final temperature of the object and the water

For the cold water, Delta T_w=T-0=T

For the object DeltaT_o=210-T

m_o C_o (DeltaT_o) = m_w C_w (DeltaT_w)

C_w=4.186kJkg^-1K^-1

C_o=0.007kJkg^-1K^-1

24*0.007*(210-T)=48*4.186*T

210-T=(48*4.186)/(24*0.007)*T

210-T=1388.6T

1389.6T=210

T=210/1389.6=0.15ºC

As T<100ºC, the water does not evaporate.