Answer on Question #46610-Physics-Other
A m=0.5kg piece of metal (c=600kgKJ) at 300 degree Celsius is dumped into a large pool of water at 20 degree Celsius. Assuming the change in temperature of water to be negligible, calculate the overall change in entropy for the system.
Solution
The initial temperature of metal is T1=300+273=573K. The temperature of water is T2=20+273=293K.
According to the Second Law of thermodynamics for the reversible processes:
dS=TδQ.
We assume that piece of metal undergoes an internally reversible heat transfer such that:
dS=TδQ=Tm⋅c⋅dT.
The assumption that piece of metal has a constant heat capacity allows us to integrate this equation:
∫S1S2dS=∫T1T2Tm⋅c⋅dT.ΔSmetal=mclnT∣T1T2=mclnT1T2.
We can apply this equation to piece of metal:
ΔSmetal=0.5⋅600ln573293=−201.2KJ.
Assuming the change in temperature of water in the pool to be negligible, we can calculate the change in entropy for it:
ΔSwater=T2ΔQ=T2mc(T1−T2)=2930.5⋅600(573−293)=286.7KJ.
The total change in entropy for the system is equal to the sum of these two entropy changes:
ΔS=ΔSmetal+ΔSwater=−201.2KJ+286.7KJ=85.5KJ.
Answer: 85.5 KJ.
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