How Do You Calculate the Final Temperature of Ice Tea Mixing Hot Water and Ice?

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To calculate the final temperature of iced tea made by mixing hot tea and ice, one must consider two processes: melting the ice and warming the resulting water. The relevant equations involve heat transfer, specifically Q=mc(change in T) and the conservation of energy principle, which states that the heat lost by the hot tea equals the heat gained by the ice. The original poster expresses frustration with an online homework program that marks their answers incorrect, despite their confidence in the calculations. However, feedback indicates that they may not have fully incorporated the melting of the ice into their solution. Understanding both processes is crucial for arriving at the correct final temperature.
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Homework Statement



215 cm3 of hot tea at 95°C are poured into a very thin paper cup with 40 g of crushed ice at 0°C. Calculate the final temperature of the "ice tea". (Hint: think about two processes: melting the ice into liquid and, maybe, warming the liquid.)

Homework Equations


0 = m1c1ΔT1 + m2c2ΔT2

Q=mc (change in T)

The Attempt at a Solution



I am fairly certain I am doing this correctly, but my homework is online and it is coming back incorrect (for this and another that does not even have latent heat).
I just want to check and see if it is me or the program being useless as always.
 
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Herbertus said:

Homework Statement



215 cm3 of hot tea at 95°C are poured into a very thin paper cup with 40 g of crushed ice at 0°C. Calculate the final temperature of the "ice tea". (Hint: think about two processes: melting the ice into liquid and, maybe, warming the liquid.)

Homework Equations


0 = m1c1ΔT1 + m2c2ΔT2

Q=mc (change in T)

The Attempt at a Solution



I am fairly certain I am doing this correctly, but my homework is online and it is coming back incorrect (for this and another that does not even have latent heat).
I just want to check and see if it is me or the program being useless as always.

Welcome to PF,

Although you haven't really posted an attempt, it seems from the equations that you listed, that you haven't really considered the melting of the ice as the problem suggested.
 
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