A 16 g ice cube at -15.0oC is placed in 140 g of water at 48.0oC. Find the final temperature of the system when equilibrium is reached. Ignore the heat capacity of the container and assume this is in a calorimeter, i.e. the system is thermally insulated from the surroundings. Give your answer in oC with 3 significant figures.
Specific heat of ice: 2.090 J/g K
Specific heat of water: 4.186 J/g K
Latent heat of fusion for water: 333 J/g
heat gained by ice = heat lost by the water
heat gained by ice = heat of water forced by ice + latent heat of fusion of ice
heat gained by ice = mass * specific heat * change in temperature + heat gained by ice from -15 degree to 0 degree + mass * latent heat of fusion
heat gained by ice = 16 * 4.186 * (T - 0) + 16 * 2.09 * (0 - (-15)) + 333 * 16
heat lost by water = 140 * 4.186 * (48 - T)
16 * 4.186 * (T - 0) + 16 * 2.09 * (0 - (-15)) + 333 * 16 = 140 * 4.186 * (48 - T)
T = 34.1497 degree C
equilibrium temperature = 34.1497 degree C
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