Mass of ice to warm a liquid - do I have it set up correctly?

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The discussion revolves around calculating the mass of ice needed to achieve a final temperature of 33.0°C when added to 0.250 kg of water at 76.1°C. The calculations involve using the specific heat capacities of water and ice, as well as the heat of fusion for melting ice. Initially, the user set up the equations but encountered a negative mass for ice, indicating a potential error in their calculations. After reevaluating the equations, they determined the correct mass of ice required to be approximately 0.0906 kg. The user ultimately confirmed their understanding and resolved the issue.
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1. An insulated beaker with negligible mass contains liquid water with a mass of 0.250 kg and a temperature of 76.1C.

How much ice at a temperature of -12.5C must be dropped into the water so that the final temperature of the system will be 33.0C? Take the specific heat of liquid water to be 4190 J/kg*K, the specific heat of ice to be 2100 J/kg*K, and the heat of fusion for water to be 334 kJ/kg.




2. Q = Mc deltaT
Q = +/- ML_f




3. warming the ice = Q1 = m_ice * c_ice * deltaT = m_ice * (2100) * (0 - 260.5K)

melting ice = Q2 = m_ice * L_f = m_ice * (334000 J/kg)

bring liquids to same temp. = Q3 = m_ice * c_water * deltaT = m_ice * 4190 * (306K - 0K)

cool water = Q4 = m_water * c_water * deltaT = 0.250 * 4190 * (306K - 349.1K)

Then, I did Q4 = Q1 + Q2 + Q3, and solved for m_ice:

-45147.25 = m_ice * (1282140 + 334000 - 547050)

m_ice = -0.0422, which I just took to be positive. I think I am at least on the right track, but have I set it up wrong since I get a negative number for mass?
 
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Actually, I have to correct myself: I set the Q of cooling the liquid to final temperature equal to the other three (warming ice + melting ice + warming the new mass of liquid). Solving, I obtain the mass of the original ice to be 0.0906 kg.

Got it! Nevermind.
 
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