Latent heat and phase change question

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The problem involves a 100g cube of ice at 0 degrees Celsius being placed into 1.0kg of water at 80 degrees Celsius, with the goal of determining the final temperature after the ice has melted. The context includes concepts of latent heat and phase changes.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Assumption checking, Conceptual clarification

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  • Participants discuss the need to calculate the latent heat of fusion and the energy exchanges between the ice and water. There are questions regarding the final temperature of the ice and the initial temperatures used in the energy equations.

Discussion Status

Some participants are attempting to clarify the initial and final temperatures for the different phases of water and ice. There is an acknowledgment that the final temperature is an unknown that needs to be solved for, and guidance has been offered regarding setting up the heat flow equation.

Contextual Notes

Participants express confusion about temperature changes during phase transitions and the sequence of phases involved when ice is introduced to water. There is a focus on understanding how energy transfer affects temperature in both the ice and water.

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Homework Statement


A 100g cube of ice at 0 degrees is dropped into 1.0kg of water that was originally at 80 degrees. What is the final temperature of the water after the ice has melted?


Homework Equations



Q = ml

Q = mc(Tf - Ti)

The Attempt at a Solution


i'm not sure again about the temperature, but this is what i did:


1) Qice = mc (Tf - Ti) where, m = .100kg, c = 2090, Tf = NOT SURE, 80 degrees??, Ti=0

Q = ml where, m = .100kg, L = 3.33 x 10^5

Qicewater = mc (Tf - Ti) where, m = .100, c = 4186, Tf = NOT SURE, Ti = 0

Qwater = mc(Tf - Ti) where, m = 1.0, c = 4186, Tf = ?, Ti = ?


can someone help me please?
 
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1st you need to find the latent heat of fusion of water
then water: Tf=? Ti=80
ice: Ti=0 Tf=Tfwater=??
then add up the energys
 
I know I'm suppose to add up the energies, but I'm not sure about my temperatures.

what's the final temperature of the ice? Initial temp is 0 degrees, but what's the final?? is it 80 degrees?
 
mizzy said:
what's the final temperature of the ice? Initial temp is 0 degrees, but what's the final?? is it 80 degrees?
If the final temperature was 80 degrees, you'd already have your answer!

The trick is that all the water will end up at the same final temperature, which you have to solve for. That's your unknown.

Set up your heat flow equation and solve for Tf.
 
but if you look at my first posting...what's the initial temperatures for Qicewater and Qwater?

I always get stumped on temperatures and also on phase changes. FOr example, if a block of ice is put into water, the phases are: ice, ice water, water...right?
 
mizzy said:
but if you look at my first posting...what's the initial temperatures for Qicewater and Qwater?
The initial temp for Qwater is given as 80 degrees. When the ice just melts, what is the temp of the water? (Does temperature change during a phase change?)

I always get stumped on temperatures and also on phase changes. FOr example, if a block of ice is put into water, the phases are: ice, ice water, water...right?
I'd just call it ice and water. (But the water changes temperature as it gains/loses heat energy.)

The mass of ice melts, then increases its temperature to the final temperature.

The mass of water loses heat and thus lowers its temperature to the final temperature.
 

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