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Week 14 - Specific Heat and Phase Changes

The document presents a series of questions related to specific heat and phase changes involving four metal cubes with different properties and a mixture of steam, water, and ice. It requires ranking the temperature increase rates, time to reach a specific temperature, mass of ice melted, and determining equilibrium temperatures and final states after mixing. The document includes calculations and conceptual reasoning to explore thermal equilibrium and energy transfer in isolated systems.

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Week 14 - Specific Heat and Phase Changes

The document presents a series of questions related to specific heat and phase changes involving four metal cubes with different properties and a mixture of steam, water, and ice. It requires ranking the temperature increase rates, time to reach a specific temperature, mass of ice melted, and determining equilibrium temperatures and final states after mixing. The document includes calculations and conceptual reasoning to explore thermal equilibrium and energy transfer in isolated systems.

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Specific Heat and Phase Changes

First Name:____________________ Last Name:________________________________

Four metal cubes (labeled I-IV) have masses,


specific heats and initial temperatures as
shown in the diagram. You will use this
diagram for the next four questions.

1. Energy flows into each cube at a fixed rate (for example, at 100 J/s). Rank from
smallest to largest the rate (just label this R) at which the temperature of each
block increases. Explain your reasoning.

2. This question is a continuation of Question #1. If the energy started flowing into
each cube at the same time, rank the time required (from smallest to largest) for
each cube to reach 100 ºC. You may assume that all of the cubes have melting
points above 100 ºC. Explain your reasoning.

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3. Each block (as described in the diagram) is brought into contact with a very large
block of ice and they are allowed to reach equilibrium. During that time, the
temperature of each block is reduced to 0 ºC and some (but not all) of the ice
melts. Rank the mass of ice melted from smallest to largest by the four blocks.
You should assume that these systems are isolated so there is only heat flow
between the block and the ice. Explain your reasoning.

4. Blocks II and IV (as described in the diagram) are brought into contact with each
other and are allowed to reach equilibrium. You should assume that the system is
isolated so there is only heat flow between the blocks. Determine the equilibrium
temperature.

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0.15 kg of steam at 100 ºC is mixed with 0.2 kg of water at 50 ºC and 0.2 kg of


ice at 0 ºC. They come to thermal equilibrium. We are going to determine the
temperature and phase(s) of the final state. Assume that no energy is lost to the
surroundings. Use Lf = 3.34 × 105 J/kg, Lv = 2.256 × 106 J/kg,
cwater = 4190 J/(kg K) and cice = 2100 J/(kg K).

5. Before beginning the calculation, let’s think about part of this conceptually.
Imagine that you are going to heat some water (at a fixed rate) which is initially at
50 ºC up to 100 ºC and that you are then going to let it boil completely away.
Which takes longer: heating it or boiling it completely away? Use the numbers
above to justify your answer.

6. Calculate the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of the water initially
at 50 ºC to 100 ºC.

7. Calculate the amount of heat needed to melt the ice and to raise the resulting
water to a temperature of 100 ºC.

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8. Determine the amount of heat released if all the steam condenses to water at
100 ºC.

9. Based on your responses to the previous three questions, what is the temperature
and phase of the final mixture? If there is more than one phase present, then
determine the mass of each phase. Explain your reasoning and/or show your
calculations.

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