Question
Determine the mass of iron heated to 85 Celsius to add to 54.0g of ice to produce water at 12.5 Celsius. The speciic heat of iron is 0.045J/g C
What steps do I take to solve this problem? Thanks
What steps do I take to solve this problem? Thanks
Answers
bobpursley
heatgainedbyiron+heatgained by water+heatgainedmelting ice=0
Some of these will be negative (heat lost)
massiron*ciron*(12.5-85)+54*cwater*(12.5-0)+54*hfusionice=0
solve for mass of iron.
Some of these will be negative (heat lost)
massiron*ciron*(12.5-85)+54*cwater*(12.5-0)+54*hfusionice=0
solve for mass of iron.
james
the answer by bobpursley is incorrect.
the correct answer is 6377.4g
the correct answer is 6377.4g