Answer to Question #265780 in General Chemistry for Micheal

Question

Part A

50 grams of ice-cold water (0 °C) is heated to boiling (100 °C). The specific heat capacity of water is 4.18 J /g°C. How much energy did the water absorb?

Part B

Over the next hour, the water gradually cools to 25 °C. How much energy did the water lose?

Answer 1

a) $Q=20,900J$

b) $Q=10,250J$