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Ch 17: Temperature and Heat
Chapter 17, Problem 17

. A vessel whose walls are thermally insulated contains 2.40 kg of water and 0.450 kg of ice, all at 0.0°C. The outlet of a tube leading from a boiler in which water is boiling at atmospheric pressure is inserted into the water. How many grams of steam must condense inside the vessel (also at atmospheric pressure) to raise the temperature of the system to 28.0°C? You can ignore the heat transferred to the container.

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Calculate the total heat required to raise the temperature of the water from 0.0°C to 28.0°C. Use the specific heat capacity of water, which is approximately 4.18 J/g°C. Multiply the mass of the water by the specific heat capacity and the temperature change.
Calculate the heat required to melt the ice into water at 0.0°C. Use the latent heat of fusion of ice, which is about 334 J/g. Multiply the mass of the ice by the latent heat of fusion.
Add the heat calculated in step 1 and step 2 to find the total heat required to bring the entire system (water and melted ice) to 28.0°C.
Calculate the amount of heat released by the condensation of steam. Use the latent heat of vaporization of steam, which is approximately 2260 J/g. This is the heat released when 1 gram of steam condenses into water at 100°C.
Divide the total heat required (from step 3) by the heat released per gram of steam (from step 4) to find the mass of steam that needs to condense to achieve the desired temperature increase.

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Key Concepts

Here are the essential concepts you must grasp in order to answer the question correctly.

Heat Transfer

Heat transfer is the process of thermal energy moving from one object or substance to another due to a temperature difference. In this scenario, heat is transferred from the steam to the water and ice in the vessel, causing the ice to melt and the water to warm up. Understanding the principles of heat transfer is essential for calculating the amount of steam needed to achieve the desired temperature.
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Latent Heat

Latent heat is the amount of heat required to change the state of a substance without changing its temperature. In this problem, the latent heat of fusion is relevant for the ice melting into water, and the latent heat of vaporization is important for the steam condensing into water. These concepts are crucial for determining how much energy is needed to raise the temperature of the system.
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Specific Heat Capacity

Specific heat capacity is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a unit mass of a substance by one degree Celsius. For this question, the specific heat capacities of water and the resulting water from melted ice are needed to calculate the total heat required to raise the temperature of the entire system from 0.0°C to 28.0°C. This concept is fundamental for quantifying the energy changes involved.
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