A 49g piece of ice at 0.0C is added to a sample of water at 9.0C. All of the ice melts and the temperature of the water decreases to 0.0C . How many grams of water were in the sample?

Question

A 49g  piece of ice at 0.0C  is added to a sample of water at 9.0C. All of the ice melts and the temperature of the water decreases to 0.0C . How many grams of water were in the sample?

DrBob222 · Answer

(mass ice x heat fusion) + [mass water x specific heat water x (Tfinal-Tinitial)] = 0 Solve for mass water.

darcy · Answer

46 grams