If 20 g of steam at 100 oC is mixed into 80 g of water at 20 oC, what will be the final temperature if no thermal energy is lost and no steam escapes?
Solution: mass of steam = m1 = 20g.
mass of water = m2 = 80g.
Temperature of steam = T1 = 1000c.
Temperature of water = T2 = 200c.
Specific heat of stam = 4.187J/g-K.
specific heat of steam = 1.996J/g-K.
latent heat of steam = 2257J/g.
Let equilibrium temperature = T.
Energy released when steam converted into water = E1 = 20*2257 = 45140J.
Energy required during temperature increase of water from 200c to 1000c = E2 = 80*4.187*80 = 9516.8J.
Since E1 is greater than E2, hence water temperature become 1000c.
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