To make Brass, a block of copper , mass 5 kg, is melted at an initial temperature of 1,132 C, and mixed with liquid Zinc, mass 1 kg , at an initial temperature 432 C. What is the final temperature? Spec. heat of Copper and Zinc : c = 387
Solution:
Given:
mass of the copper block (mcopper) = 5 kg
mass of the zinc (mzinc) = 1 kg
Initial temperature of copper is T = 1132℃
Initial temperature of zinc is t = 432 ℃
Specific heat of copper and zinc is C = 387 J / kg ℃
Final temperature of the mixture be: Tf
Here, Heat lost by copper = Heat gained by zinc
mcopper C ∆T = mzinc C ∆T
(5 kg)(387 J/kg℃)( 1132 - Tf ) = (1 kg)(387 J/kg℃)(Tf - 432)
5660 - 5Tf = Tf - 432
6 Tf = 6092
Tf = 1015.33 ℃
Therefore: final temperature of the mixture is : 1015.33 ℃.
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