Find the final Celsius temperature of the aluminum and water

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The discussion focuses on calculating the final temperature of a system consisting of a 2.3 kg aluminum pan at 135°C and 3.0 kg of water at 15°C. The final temperature is determined using the heat transfer equation, resulting in a final temperature of approximately 31.96°C. The entropy change for the aluminum pan is calculated as -602.549 J/K, while the entropy change for the water is computed using similar principles. The total entropy change for the system is the sum of the individual entropy changes. The calculations and methodology are confirmed to be correct for the problem at hand.
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Homework Statement



A 2.3kg aluminum pan at 135° is plunged into 3.0kg of water at 15°. The specific heat of aluminum is 900 J/(kg K).



Part A
Find the final Celsius temperature of the aluminum and water.
T_f = °Celsius

Part B
Find the entropy change of the aluminum pan.
ΔS_Al = J/K

Part C
Find the entropy change of the water.
ΔS_H20 = J/K

Part D
Find the entropy change in the system of particles consisting of all the particles in the aluminum plus all the particles in the water.
ΔS = J/K





Homework Equations



Q=mCΔT
ΔS=Q/T



The Attempt at a Solution




So my first couple attempts was that we use the equation Q=mC(T_f-T_i)

other related equations i know is DeltaS=Q/T but, how can i find the temperature final of both Water and aluminum.

I tried setting it up like this

m_water*C_water(T_f-T-i) + m_aluminum*C_aluminum(T_f-T_i) = Q_total

but i don't know how to get anything done from there.

Please help me with the first part and i should be able to most of it done on my own.
 

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I found the answer to the first two. And the first two will eventually help you with the rest.

attached in this form is a file showing the integration for part b.

Part A
Q_water+Qaluminum=0
m_waterC_water(T_f-T_water)+m_aluminumC_aluminum(T_f-T_aluminum)=0
using distribution from algebra and algebraically solving for T_F,
T_f=(m_waterC_waterT_water+m_aluminumCaluminumT_aluminum)/(m_waterC_water+m_aluminumC_aluminum)
you get Tf = 31.96 degrees Celsius.

Where, if your values were,
m_aluminum=2.3kg
T_aluminum=135 degrees Celsius
C_aluminum=900J/kg*k
m_water=3kg
T_water=15 degrees celsius
C_water=4190J/kg*kPart B


=(2.3kg)(900J/kg*k)ln((31.96+273)/(135+273))=-602.549J/K

Part C
use the same format, as b, but with different mass and specific heat, and T_i values, T_f is the same.

Part D is the sum of part B and C.
 

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