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Suppose that 395 g of water changes in temperature from 27.2°C to 74.36°C. What is the heat change for the water in joules? (Assume that the heat capacity of ice is 2.05 J/(g·°C), the heat capacity of liquid water is 4.18 J/(g·°C), and the heat capacity of water vapor is 2.08 J/(g·°C). Report your answer to three decimal places and ignore significant figures.)

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To calculate the heat change for the water, we need to know how much energy is required to raise the temperature of the water from 27.2°C to 0°C, how much energy is required to melt the ice, how much energy is required to raise the temperature of the resulting liquid water from 0°C to 100°C, how much energy is required to vaporize the water, and how much energy is required to raise the temperature of the resulting water vapor from 100°C to 74.36°C. The total heat change is the sum of these five contributions.

The energy required to raise the temperature of the water from 27.2°C to 0°C is:

Q1 = mcΔT = (395 g)(4.18 J/(g·°C))(27.2°C - 0°C) = 46,324.4 J

The energy required to melt the ice is:

Q2 = mL = (395 g)(333.55 J/g) = 131,977.25 J

The energy required to raise the temperature of the resulting liquid water from 0°C to 100°C is:

Q3 = mcΔT = (395 g)(4.18 J/(g·°C))(100°C - 0°C) = 165,371 J

The energy required to vaporize the water is:

Q4 = mL = (395 g)(2257 J/g) = 892,615 J

The energy required to raise the temperature of the resulting water vapor from 100°C to 74.36°C is:

Q5 = mcΔT = (395 g)(2.08 J/(g·°C))(74.36°C - 100°C) = -34,439.76 J

Note that the negative sign in front of Q5 indicates that the water vapor is losing heat.

Therefore, the total heat change for the water is:

Q = Q1 + Q2 + Q3 + Q4 + Q5 = 1,181,849.89 J

Rounding to three decimal places, the answer is 1,181,849.890 J.

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