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A jar of tea is placed in sunlight until it

reaches an equilibrium temperature of 33.3
◦C .
In an attempt to cool the liquid, which has a
mass of 187 g , 133 g of ice at 0.0
◦C is added.
At the time at which the temperature of the
tea is 31.8
◦C , find the mass of the remaining
ice in the jar. The specific heat of water
is 4186 J/kg ·
◦ C . Assume the specific heat
capacity of the tea to be that of pure liquid
water.
Answer in units of g.

User Juancarlos
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Answer:

130.43g

Step-by-step explanation:

First, we need to calculate the heat lost by the tea when it cools down from 33.3°C to 31.8°C. We can use the formula Q = mcΔT, where Q is the heat lost, m is the mass of the tea, c is the specific heat capacity of water, and ΔT is the change in temperature.

The mass of the tea is given as 187g and the specific heat capacity of water is 4186 J/kg·°C. The change in temperature is (33.3 - 31.8)°C = 1.5°C.

So, the heat lost by the tea is: Q = (187g) * (4186 J/kg·°C) * (1.5°C) = 1174.05 J

This heat is gained by the ice, causing it to melt and warm up to 0°C. The heat required to melt ice is given by Q = mL, where m is the mass of ice melted and L is the latent heat of fusion of water.

The latent heat of fusion of water is 334 kJ/kg. So, we can calculate the mass of ice melted as: m = Q / L = (1174.05 J) / (334 kJ/kg) = 0.0035 kg = 3.5g

However, not all of the ice will melt. Some of it will remain as ice and some will become water at 0°C.

Let’s say that x grams of ice melts completely and becomes water at 0°C. The remaining (133 - x) grams of ice will stay as ice.

The heat required to melt x grams of ice is: Q1 = x * L

The heat required to warm up x grams of water from 0°C to 31.8°C is: Q2 = x * c * (31.8 - 0)

The total heat gained by the ice and water is: Q = Q1 + Q2

Substituting the values we get: 1174.05 J = x * L + x * c * (31.8 - 0)

Solving for x, we get: x = 1174.05 J / (L + c * (31.8 - 0)) = 2.57g

Therefore, out of the initial 133g of ice, only 2.57g melts completely and becomes water at 0°C.

The remaining mass of ice in the jar is: 133g - 2.57g = 130.43g

So, at the time at which the temperature of the tea is 31.8°C, there are approximately 130.43g of ice remaining in the jar.

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