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Exercises Thermal Concepts

This document contains 14 problems involving thermal concepts such as temperature, heat, specific heat, thermal conductivity, and phase changes. The problems calculate things like temperature changes, heat transfer rates, energy required for phase changes, insulation properties, and light bulb surface areas. Key concepts and formulas involved include temperature change equations, heat transfer equations, specific heat, latent heat of fusion, thermal conductivity, Stefan-Boltzmann law, and emissivity.

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Exercises Thermal Concepts

This document contains 14 problems involving thermal concepts such as temperature, heat, specific heat, thermal conductivity, and phase changes. The problems calculate things like temperature changes, heat transfer rates, energy required for phase changes, insulation properties, and light bulb surface areas. Key concepts and formulas involved include temperature change equations, heat transfer equations, specific heat, latent heat of fusion, thermal conductivity, Stefan-Boltzmann law, and emissivity.

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EXERCISES THERMAL CONCEPTS

1. The temperature of a body increases from 320 𝐾 to 340 𝐾. State the temperature increase in
degrees Celsius.
2. A quantity of heat equal to 9800 𝐽 is absorbed by a piece of iron of mass 1.8 𝑘𝑔 and specific
heat capacity 450 𝐽/𝑘𝑔 𝐾
a) Calculate the temperature increase of the iron.
b) The heat of 9800 𝐽 was removed from 3.2 𝑘𝑔 of water initially at 48°𝐶. The specific heat
capacity of water is 4200 𝐽/𝑘𝑔𝐾
c) Calculate the final temperature of the water.

3. A piece of iron of mass 200𝑔 and temperature 300 °𝐶 is dropped into 1.00 𝑘𝑔 of water of
temperature 20°𝐶. Predict the final equilibrium temperature of the water.

4. An ice cube of mass 25.00 𝑔 and temperature −10.0 °𝐶 is dropped into a glass of water of mass
300.0 𝑔 and temperature 20 °𝐶. Calculate the final temperature.

5. A sample of 120 𝑔 of a solid initially at 20°𝐶 is heated by a heater of constant power. The
specific heat capacity of the solid is 2500 𝐽/𝑘𝑔 𝐾. The temperature of the sample varies with
time as shown in the graph. Determine:
a) The power of the heater
b) The melting temperature of the sample
c) The specific latent heat of fusion of the sample
d) The specific heat capacity of the sample in the liquid phase

6. A calorimeter for which 𝑚𝑐=25𝐽/𝐾 contains 140 𝑔 of a liquid. An immersion heater is used to
provide energy at a ratee of 40 𝑊 for a total time of 4.0 𝑚𝑖𝑛. The temperature of the liquid
increases by 15.8 °𝐶. Calculate the specific heat capacity of the liquid.

7. The surface of a pond of area 20 𝑚 2 is covered by ice of uniform thickness 6𝑐𝑚. The
temperature of the ice is −5°𝐶. Calculate how much energy is required to melt this amount of
ice into water at 0°C. (𝜌 = 900 𝑘𝑔/𝑚3)

8. A glass windowpane in a home is 0.62 cm thick and has dimensions of 1.0𝑥2.0𝑚. On a certain day,
the indoor temperature is 25°C and the temperature is 0°C.

a) What is the rate at which energy is transferred by heat through the glass?
b) How much energy is lost through the window in one day, assuming the temperatures inside and
outside remain constant?
9. A pond with a flat bottom has a surface area of 820𝑚2 and a depth of 2.0𝑚. On a warm day, the
surface water is at a temperature of 25°𝐶, while the bottom of the pond is at 12°C. Find the rate at
which energy is transferred by conduction from the surface to the bottom of the pond.
10. The thermal conductivities of human tissues vary greatly. Fat and skin have conductivities of about
0.2𝑊/𝑚𝐾 and 0.020 𝑊/𝑚𝐾, respectively, while other tissues inside the body have conductivities
of about 0.50 𝑊/𝑚𝐾. Assume that between the core region of the body and the skin surface lies a
skin layer of 1.0 mm, fat layer of 0.50 𝑐𝑚, and 3.2 𝑐𝑚 of other tissues.
a) Find the R- factor for each of these layers, and the equivalent R-factor for all layers taken
together, retaining two digits.
b) Find the rate of energy loss when the core is 37°C and the exterior temperature is 0°C. Assume
that both a protective layer of clothing and an insulating layer of unmoving air are absent, and
a body area of 2.0𝑚 2 .
11. A steam pipe is covered with 1.50 cm thick insulating material of thermal conductivity 0.2𝑐𝑎𝑙/𝑐𝑚°𝐶.
How much energy is lost every second when the steam is at 200°C and the surrounding air is at
20°C? The pipe has a circumference of 800 cm and a length of 50.0m. Neglect losses through the
ends of the pipe.
12. The average thermal conductivity of the walls, windows and roof of a house is 4.8𝑥10−4 𝑘𝑊/𝑚°𝐶,
and their average thickness is 21cm. The house is heated with natural gas, with a heat combustion
of 9300 𝑘𝑐𝑎𝑙/𝑚3. How many cubic meters of gas must be burned each day to maintain an inside
temperature of 25°C if the outside temperature is 0.0°C? Disregard surface air layers, radiation, and
energy loss by heat through the ground.
13. A Styrofoam box has a surface area of 0.80𝑚2 and a wall thickness of 2.0 cm. The temperature of
the inner surface is 5.0°C, and the outside temperature is 25°C. If it takes 8.0 h for 5.0 kg of ice to
melt in the container, determine the thermal conductivity of the Styrofoam.
14. The filament of a 75 W light bulb is at a temperature of 3300 K. Assuming the filament has an
emissivity 𝑒 = 1.0, find its surface area.

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