Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 18 - Temperature, Heat, and the First Law of Thermodynamics - Problems - Page 546: 82a

Answer

$$84.3^{\circ} \mathrm{C} $$

Work Step by Step

We note that $ T_{H}=100^{\circ} \mathrm{C}, T_{C}=0^{\circ} \mathrm{C},$ copper-aluminum temperature junction by $T_{1}$. and also we note that aluminum-brass junction by $T_{2}$. Then, $$ P_{\text {cond }}=\frac{k_{c} A}{L}\left(T_{H}-T_{1}\right)=\frac{k_{a} A}{L}\left(T_{1}-T_{2}\right)=\frac{k_{b} A}{L}\left(T_{2}-T_{c}\right) $$ We solve for $T_{1}$ and $T_{2}$ to get $$ T_{1}=T_{H}+\frac{T_{C}-T_{H}}{1+k_{c}\left(k_{a}+k_{b}\right) / k_{a} k_{b}}$$ $$=100^{\circ} \mathrm{C}+\frac{0.00^{\circ} \mathrm{C}-100^{\circ} \mathrm{C}}{1+401(235+109) /[(235)]}$$ $$=84.3^{\circ} \mathrm{C} $$
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