What mass of water could be warmed from 21.4 degrees celsius to 43.4 degrees celsius by the pellet dropped inside it? Heat capacity of the pellet is 56 J/degrees celsius. the pellet is initially at 113 degrees celsius.

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42.34 g of water could be warmed from 21.4°C to 43.4°C  by the pellet dropped inside it

Heat loss by the pellet is equal to the Heat gained by the water.

[tex]q_{w} = -q_{p}[/tex] ….(1)

where, [tex]q_{w}[/tex] is the heat gained by water

[tex]q_{p}[/tex] is the heat loss by pellet

[tex]q_{w}[/tex] = mCΔT

where m = mass of water

C = specific heat capacity of water = 4.184 J/g-°C

ΔT = Increase in temperature

ΔT for water = 43.4 - 21.4 = 22°C

[tex]q_{w}[/tex] = m × 4.184 × 22 …. (2)

Now

[tex]q_{p}[/tex] = [tex]H_{c}[/tex] ×ΔT

where [tex]H_{c}[/tex] = Heat capacity of pellet = 56J/°C

Δ T for pellet = 43.4 - 113 =- 69.6°C

[tex]q_{p}[/tex] = 56 × -69.6 = -3897.6 J

From equation (1) and (2)

-m× 4.184 × 22 =-3897.6

m= 42.34 g

Hence, 42.34 g of water could be warmed from 21.4 degrees Celsius to 43.4 degrees Celsius by the pellet dropped inside it.

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