Question
How much energy is released when 48.5 g of water freezes?
Answers
drwls
48.5 g x 79.8 calories/g = 3870 calories = 16,190 Joules
Students are often quoted a number of 80 calories per gram for the heat of fustion and 540 cal/g for the heat of vaporization of water. Those numbers are not exact.
Students are often quoted a number of 80 calories per gram for the heat of fustion and 540 cal/g for the heat of vaporization of water. Those numbers are not exact.