If you have 240.0 mL of water at 25.00 °C and add 100.0 mL of water at 95.00 °C, what is the final temperature of the mixture? Use 1.00 g/mL as the density of water.

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Leslie Lara

Physics

26 December, 11:46

If you have 240.0 mL of water at 25.00 °C and add 100.0 mL of water at 95.00 °C, what is the final temperature of the mixture? Use 1.00 g/mL as the density of water.

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Cael Camacho · Answer 1

WE use the mCp delta T concept of latent heat to calculate the final temperature of the mixture. In this case, since the Cp and density is just the same, Cp and density just cancel, the equation becomes 240 * (T-25) = 100 * (95-T). Final temperature, T is equal to 45.59 degrees celsius.