Asked by Raj
A person falls in water at 0 degrees C. After 20 minutes of exposure, they are suffering acute hypothermia, as their core body temperature has dropped to 30.0 degrees C. Assume that a person’s heat capacity can be approximated by the heat capacity of water, 4.18 J/g/oC. The energy required to raise the victim’s core body temperature to 37.0 degrees C was 675 kcal. What was the mass of the victim?
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Answered by
DrBob222
q = mass x specific heat x (Tf - Ti).
q, specific heat and Tf and Ti are given. Calculate mass. Show your work if you need further assistance. Check my thinking.
q, specific heat and Tf and Ti are given. Calculate mass. Show your work if you need further assistance. Check my thinking.
Answered by
Raj
m = q/[(H)(Tf-Ti)]
m = (4.18)[(675)(37-30)]
m = 8.84 x 10^-4
I'm pretty sure this is wrong.
m = (4.18)[(675)(37-30)]
m = 8.84 x 10^-4
I'm pretty sure this is wrong.
Answered by
Raj
Wait, I did it wrong.
q = mH(Tf - Ti)
m = q/H(Tf-Ti)
m = 675/[4.18x7]
m = 23.06
But its still the wrong answer.
q = mH(Tf - Ti)
m = q/H(Tf-Ti)
m = 675/[4.18x7]
m = 23.06
But its still the wrong answer.
Answered by
DrBob222
Isn't q = mass x specific heat x (Tf-Ti)?
q = 675 kcal = 675,000 cal
mass = ??
specific heat = 4.18 J/g*c = 1 cal/g*c
Tf = 37
Ti = 30
delta T = 7
675,000 = mass x 1 x 7
mass = 675,000/7 = ?? grams.
Check my thinking. Check my work.
(That 96,000+ answer may seem large to you but that is grams and if we divide by 453.6 g/lb that converts to a little over 200 lbs which is reasonable. Watch your significant figures.)
q = 675 kcal = 675,000 cal
mass = ??
specific heat = 4.18 J/g*c = 1 cal/g*c
Tf = 37
Ti = 30
delta T = 7
675,000 = mass x 1 x 7
mass = 675,000/7 = ?? grams.
Check my thinking. Check my work.
(That 96,000+ answer may seem large to you but that is grams and if we divide by 453.6 g/lb that converts to a little over 200 lbs which is reasonable. Watch your significant figures.)
Answered by
Raj
How did you get 1 cal/g*c....is that a calculated constant or is manual conversion required?
The answer I get using your method is 96.4kg, which is correct.
The answer I get using your method is 96.4kg, which is correct.
Answered by
DrBob222
Are we working on the same problem? I thought we were.
Your mistake in the beginning was that you didn't convert to the same set of units. You CAN'T use q in kcal and the specific heat in J/g*c. You must change q of 675 kcal to joules OR you must change the specific heat of 4.184 J/g*c to calories. It makes no difference which you change BUT one of them must be changed. I chose to change specific heat to cal and not change q. 1 calorie = 4.184 J. If you want to use 4.184 for specific heat then you must change 675 kcal by multiplying by 1000, then by 4.184.
Glad to know 96.4 kg is correct.
Your mistake in the beginning was that you didn't convert to the same set of units. You CAN'T use q in kcal and the specific heat in J/g*c. You must change q of 675 kcal to joules OR you must change the specific heat of 4.184 J/g*c to calories. It makes no difference which you change BUT one of them must be changed. I chose to change specific heat to cal and not change q. 1 calorie = 4.184 J. If you want to use 4.184 for specific heat then you must change 675 kcal by multiplying by 1000, then by 4.184.
Glad to know 96.4 kg is correct.
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nina
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