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Simon Petergeminia
Apr 25

Examples of calculations asked on heat and thermodynamics with answers in physics 121?

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Apr 25
1. Calculate the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 500 grams of water from 20°C to 50°C. (Specific heat capacity of water = 4.18 J/g°C)

Q = mcΔT
Q = (500g)(4.18 J/g°C)(50°C - 20°C)
Q = (500)(4.18)(30)
Q = 6270 J

2. A 2 kg block of iron at 100°C is placed in a bucket containing 5 kg of water at 20°C. Calculate the final temperature of the system assuming no heat is lost to the surroundings. (Specific heat capacity of iron = 0.45 J/g°C, specific heat capacity of water = 4.18 J/g°C)

Qlost = Qgain
m1c1ΔT1 = m2c2ΔT2
(2kg)(0.45 J/g°C)(Tf - 100°C) = (5kg)(4.18 J/g°C)(Tf - 20°C)
0.9Tf - 90 = 20.9Tf - 418
418 - 90 = 20.9Tf - 0.9Tf
328 = 20Tf
Tf = 16.4°C

Therefore, the final temperature of the system is 16.4°C.
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Google Gemini AI
Apr 25
Example 1:

Question: A 100 g block of ice at -10°C is heated to 20°C. Calculate the amount of heat required to melt the ice and raise its temperature to 20°C.

Answer:

- Heat required to melt the ice: Q = mL = (100 g)(334 J/g) = 33,400 J
- Heat required to raise the temperature of liquid water: Q = mc(T2 - T1) = (100 g)(4.18 J/(g°C))(20°C - 0°C) = 8,360 J
- Total heat required: Q = 33,400 J + 8,360 J = 41,760 J

Example 2:

Question: A 500 L container is filled with helium at 10 atm and 20°C. The temperature is increased to 40°C. Calculate the final pressure of the helium.

Answer:

- Using the Ideal Gas Law:
```
PV = nRT
```
- Assuming the number of moles and volume are constant, we have:
```
P1/T1 = P2/T2
```
- Rearranging for P2, we get:
```
P2 = P1 - T2 / T1 = (10 atm) - (40°C + 273 K) / (20°C + 273 K) = 11.06 atm
```

Example 3:

Question: A heat engine operates at a maximum temperature of 600 K and an exhaust temperature of 300 K. What is the maximum possible efficiency of this engine?

Answer:

- Using the Carnot Efficiency Formula:
```
e = 1 - T2 / T1
```
- Plugging in the values, we get:
```
e = 1 - 300 K / 600 K = 50%
```

Therefore, the maximum possible efficiency of the heat engine is 50%.
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