Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 17 - Work, Heat, and the First Law of Thermodynamics - Exercises and Problems - Page 501: 75

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a) We need to know the two materials first so we can write a realistic question. It seems that the $13600\;\rm kg/m^3$ is the density of mercury and that the $449\;\rm J/Kg\cdot K$ is the specific heat of Iron. Now we can state the question: Find the initial temperature of a 0,5-kg iron piece if we added it to 200 cm$^3$ of mercury at 15$^\circ$C when the final temperature of the mixture is 90$^\circ$C --- b) Solving for $T_i$; $$(90+273)-T_i=-\dfrac{(200\times 10^{-6})(13,600)(140)(90-15)}{(0.5)(449)}$$ $$T_i=363+\dfrac{(200\times 10^{-6})(13,600)(140)(90-15)}{(0.5)(449)}=\bf 490\;\rm K$$ $$T_i=\color{red}{\bf 217}^\circ\rm C$$
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