Specific Heat Capacity and Specific Latent Heat
 

Specific Heat Capacity and Specific Latent Heat problem 61


An aluminium can of mass contains a mass of of warm water at a temperature of , as illustrated in the figure below.




A mass of of ice at is taken from a freezer and put into the water. The ice melts and the final temperature of the can and its contents is . Data for the specific heat capacity of aluminium, ice, and water are given in the table below.




Assuming no exchange of thermal energy with the surroundings,


  • show that the loss in thermal energy of the can and the warm water is ,


  • use the information in (a) to calculate a value for the specific latent heat of fusion of ice.


 

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