Question

Kinetic energy causes disposition in the state of a substance. For instance, heat energy on a block of ice changes it first into water and finally into water vapor.

Describe the process that ice on Mount Everest goes through when being heated from 10^o Fahrenheit to 305^o Kelvin. Explain how the energy requirements change at different steps of the heating curve. What are the energy transfers that happen in the ice on Mount Everest?

How might temperature changes in the human body have an impact on human health? (Use an example to help illustrate your understanding). The human body goes through various temperature changes during a single day. Would you agree? Would this mean that the temperatures are not normal? Also, study the various temperature states that are commonly called, for example, fever

Answer 1

10 degrees Fahrenheit is equal to -12.22 degrees celsius while  305 kelvin is equivalent to 32 degrees celsius. To heat the ice from the initial temperature to the final temperature, sensible heat is absorbed first to increase the temperature to the melting point of ice which is 0 degrees celsius. then latent heat is absorbed to change the phase of ice from solid to liquid. Then sensible heat is absorbed again to increase the temperature from 0 degrees to 32 degrees.