Introductory Chemistry (5th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 032191029X
ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-029-5

Chapter 3 - Matter and Energy - Exercises - Cumulative Problems - Page 91: 102

Answer

$0.270375 kWh$ of energy is required the heat the air in the house.

Work Step by Step

Use the equation $q=mcΔT$, where q represents the heat that flows into a system to increase its temperature, m represents the mass of the substance, 'c' represents the heat capacity of the substance and ΔT represents the change in temperature. Since the temperature changes from $7^{\circ}C to 28^{\circ}C$, the $\Delta T = 28^{\circ}C-7^{\circ}C = 21^{\circ}C$ $q=mcΔT$ $q= (45000 g)\times(\frac{1.03 J}{g\times^{\circ}C})\times 21^{\circ}C = 973350 Joules$ Lastly we must convert the heat unit from J to kWh by dividing by $3.6\times10^{6} J $ because $1 kWh=3.6\times10^{6} J $ so $973350 Joules \div 3.6\times10^{6} J= 0.270375 kWh.$
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