NEET-XII-Physics

25: Calorimetry

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    A piece of iron of mass 100 g is kept inside a furnace for a long time and then put in a calorimeter of water equivalent 10 g containing 240 g of water at 20°C. The mixture attains and equilibrium temperature of 60°C. Find the temperature of the furnace. Specific heat capacity of iron = 470 J kg-1 °C-1.
    Ans : Given:
    Mass of iron = 100 g
    Water equivalent of calorimeter = 10 g
    Mass of water = 240 gm
    Let the temperature of surface be `` \theta `` °C.
    Specific heat capacity of iron = 470 J kg-1 °C-1
    Total heat gained = Total heat lost
    `` \Rightarrow \frac{100}{1000}\times 470\times \left(\theta -60°\right)=\frac{\left(240+10\right)}{1000}\times 4200\times \left(60-20\right)``
    `` \Rightarrow 47\theta -47\times 60=25\times 42\times 40``
    `` \Rightarrow \theta =\frac{42000+2820}{47}=\frac{44820}{47}``
    `` =953.61°\,\mathrm{\,C\,}``
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