An object with a mass of 4 kg, temperature of 284 ^oC, and a specific heat of 12 (KJ)/(kg*K) is dropped into a container with 25 L of water at 0^oC . Does the water evaporate? If not, by how much does the water's temperature change?

1 Answer
Feb 22, 2017

Water will not evaporate, the final temperature is =89.3ºC

Explanation:

The heat transferred from the hot object, is equal to the heat absorbed by 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=284-T

m_o C_o (DeltaT_o) = m_w C_w (DeltaT_w)

C_w=4.186kJkg^-1K^-1

C_o=12kJkg^-1K^-1

m_0 C_o*(270-T) = m_w* 4.186 *T

4*12*(284-T)=25*4.186*T

284-T=(25*4.186)/(48)*T

284-T=2.18T

3.18T=284

T=284/3.18=89.3ºC