Specific Heat Capacity and Specific Latent Heat
 

Specific Heat Capacity and Specific Latent Heat problem 53


A polystyrene cup contains a mass of of water at . A cube of ice of mass is put into the water. Initially, the ice is at . The water, of specific heat capacity , is stirred until all the ice melts. Assuming that the cup has negligible mass and that there is no heat exchange with the atmosphere, calculate the final temperature of the water. The specific latent heat of fusion of ice is .


 

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