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The discussion centers on calculating thermal equilibrium involving a copper block and a mixture of ice and water. The user correctly calculated the heat lost by the copper block as 106,666.8 J using the formula Q = mcΔT, where m is the mass, c is the specific heat capacity, and ΔT is the temperature change. The heat gained by the ice and water was calculated as 40,224 J. By equating heat gained and lost, the user determined that there was 0.36 kg of ice in the bucket prior to the copper block being added.

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I have done most of them correctly on my own, I need 2 checked and help with one:

Check:

A sound source emits sounds of frequency 210 Hz that travel through still air at 340 m/s. The source moves away from the stationary listener at 80 m/s. Find the wavelength of the sound waves between the source and the listener.

I got Wavelength =2m

A small immersion heater is rated at 380 Watts. Estimate how long it will take to heat a cup of soup (assume this is 240g of water) from 23oC to 56oC

I got t=87.2451s


Now I need help with this one:

A 3.8 kg block of copper at a temperature of 79oC is dropped into a bucket containing a mixture of ice and water whose total mass is 1.2 kg. When thermal equilibrium is reached the temperature of the water is 8°C. How much ice was in the bucket before the copper block was placed in it?
(Neglect the heat capacity of the bucket.)

I know heat gained=heat lost, so:

3.8*(79-8)*387(heat capacity of copper) = ?

I don`t know how to treat the mixture of ice and water. can someone please help me?
 
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Sure, I can help you with this problem. Let's break it down step by step.

First, let's calculate the heat lost by the copper block as it cools down from 79°C to 8°C. We can use the formula Q = mcΔT, where Q is the heat lost, m is the mass of the copper block, c is the specific heat capacity of copper, and ΔT is the change in temperature.

So, Q = (3.8 kg)(387 J/kg°C)(79°C-8°C) = 106,666.8 J

Next, we need to calculate the heat gained by the ice and water as they warm up from 0°C to 8°C. Since we know that the final temperature of the mixture is 8°C, we can use the formula Q = mcΔT again, but this time we need to use the specific heat capacity of water. The total mass of the ice and water is 1.2 kg, so:

Q = (1.2 kg)(4186 J/kg°C)(8°C-0°C) = 40,224 J

Now, since we know that heat gained = heat lost, we can set these two equations equal to each other and solve for the mass of ice in the bucket.

106,666.8 J = 40,224 J + (m)(334 J/kg°C)(8°C-0°C)

Solving for m, we get m = 0.36 kg of ice.

Therefore, there was 0.36 kg of ice in the bucket before the copper block was placed in it. I hope this helps! Let me know if you need any further clarification.
 

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