Question

A 15.0 g bullet traveling horizontally at 865 m>s passes through a tank containing 13.5 kg of water and emerges with a speed of 534 m>s. What is the maximum temperature increase that the water could have as a result of this event

Answer 1

The rise in temperature is 0.06 K.

Step-by-step explanation:

mass of bullet, m = 15 g

initial speed, u = 865 m/s

final speed, v = 534 m/s

mass of water, M = 13.5 kg

specific heat of water, c = 4200 J/kg K

The change in kinetic energy

`K = 0.5 m(u^2 - v^2)\\\\K = 0.5* 0.015* (865^2-534^2)\\\\K = 3473 J`

According to the conservation of energy, the change in kinetic energy is used to heat the water.

K = m c T

where, T is the rise in temperature.

3473 = 13.5 x 4200 x T

T = 0.06 K