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A 50 g copper calorimeter contains 250 g of water at 20 C. How much steam be condensed into the water to make the final temperature of the s
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A 50 g copper calorimeter contains 250 g of water at 20 C. How much steam be condensed into the water to make the final temperature of the system 50 C. ( specific heat water= 4200 J/Kg C , specific heat copper= 390 J/Kg C
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Answer:
Approximately
of steam at
(assuming that the boiling point of water in this experiment is
.)
Explanation:
Latent heat of condensation/evaporation of water:
.
Both mass values in this question are given in grams. Hence, convert the specific heat values from this question to
.
Specific heat of water:
.
Specific heat of copper:
.
The temperature of this calorimeter and the
of water that it initially contains increased from
to
. Calculate the amount of energy that would be absorbed:
Hence, it would take an extra
of energy to increase the temperature of the calorimeter and the
of water that it initially contains from
to
.
Assume that it would take
grams of steam at
ensure that the equilibrium temperature of the system is
.
In other words,
of steam at
would need to release
as it condenses (releases latent heat) and cools down to
.
Latent heat of condensation from
of steam:
.
Energy released when that
of water from the steam cools down from
to
:
These two parts of energy should add up to
. That would be exactly what it would take to raise the temperature of the calorimeter and the water that it initially contains from
to
.
Solve for
:
Hence, it would take approximately
of steam at
for the equilibrium temperature of the system to be
.