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: 107

Answer

The final temperature of the aluminum and water is $T_{f} = 27.2^{\circ}C$

Work Step by Step

Using the equation $q=mcΔT$ and $-q_{system}, = q_{surroundings}$ we can solve for the final temperature of the system (i.e the aluminum and the water) provided the given information. Also the heat capacity of aluminum is 0.902 which is found online. $-q_{system}, = q_{surroundings}$ $-(15.7g)(0.902 \frac{J}{g\times^{\circ}C})(T_{f}-53.2^{\circ}C) = (32.5g)((4.184 \frac{J}{g\times^{\circ}C})(T_{f}-24.5^{\circ}C)$ $-14.1614T_{f}+753.38648 = 135.98T_{f}-3331.51$ $150.1414 T_{f} = 4084.89648$ $T_{f} = 27.2^{\circ}C$
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