Is Heat Added to Water When Temperature Increases?

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The discussion centers on the concept of heat transfer in relation to a 200-gram cup of water (H2O) that experiences a temperature increase from 20 degrees Celsius to 25 degrees Celsius. Participants conclude that no heat was added to the water, as heat transfer occurs spontaneously from warmer to cooler objects. The increase in temperature is attributed to external factors, rather than direct heat addition to the water itself. This scenario serves as a trick question to illustrate the principles of thermodynamics.

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1. Homework Statement


A cup containing 200 grams of H20 is siting on your dining room table . After carefully measuring its temperature to be 20 degree celsuis , y ou leave the room. Returning ten minutes later, you meaure its temperature again and find that it is now 25 degree celsuis. What can you conclude about the amount of heat added to water?(hint: this is a trick question)
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3. The Attempt at a Solution

My response to this question was that there is no heat added or heat is equal to zero since heat is a spontaneous process where heat flows from a hot object to a cold object. Even though there is a temperature difference involved in this process, The temperature increases rather than decreases
 
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Benzoate said:
1. Homework Statement

A cup containing 200 grams of H20 is siting on your dining room table . After carefully measuring its temperature to be 20 degree celsuis , y ou leave the room. Returning ten minutes later, you meaure its temperature again and find that it is now 25 degree celsuis. What can you conclude about the amount of heat added to water?(hint: this is a trick question)
2. Homework Equations

3. The Attempt at a Solution

My response to this question was that there is no heat added or heat is equal to zero since heat is a spontaneous process where heat flows from a hot object to a cold object. Even though there is a temperature difference involved in this process, The temperature increases rather than decreases

I would be very much interested to know from where to where the heat flowed in this case, since you've tantalizingly left out that part.
 
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