Question

How many grams of granite with an initial temperature of 100 °C must mix with 500 g of water at an initial temperature of 25 °C to result in a final system temperature of 28.5 °C?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

specific heat of granite s = .79 J / g / k

let the mass of granite = m

heat lost by granite = heat gained by water

heat lost = mass x specific heat x drop in temperature

= m x .79 x (80 - 20.45)

heat gained by water

= 3000 x 4.186 x (20.45- 20)

heat lost by granite = heat gained by water

m x .79 x 59.55 = 3000 x 4.186 x .45

m = 120.12 g .