High School

How much heat is required to change a 31.1 g ice cube from ice at -14.8°C to water at 35°C? (Use [tex]c_{\text{ice}} = 2090 \, \text{J/kg°C}[/tex] and [tex]c_{\text{water}} = 4184 \, \text{J/kg°C}[/tex])

a) 52.7 kJ
b) 54.8 kJ
c) 56.9 kJ
d) 59.1 kJ

Answer :

Final answer:

The heat required to change the ice cube from ice to water and raise its temperature is 56.9 kJ.

Explanation:

To calculate the heat required to change the ice cube from ice to water and raise its temperature, we need to consider the heat absorbed in three steps: (1) raising the temperature of the ice from -14.8°C to 0°C, (2) melting the ice at 0°C, and (3) raising the temperature of the resulting water from 0°C to 35°C.

Step 1: Q₁ = m × cᵢce × ΔT = 31.1 g × 2090 J/kg°C × (0 - (-14.8))°C

Step 2: Q₂ = m × Lᵢce = 31.1 g × 334 J/g = 10365.4 J = 10.4 kJ

Step 3: Q₃ = m × cₛteam × ΔT = 31.1 g × 2010 J/kg°C × (35 - 0)°C

Total heat required: Q = Q₁ + Q₂ + Q₃

Q = 10.4 kJ + Q₃

Substituting the values, Q = 10.4 kJ + (31.1 g × 2010 J/kg°C × 35°C)

This gives Q ≈ 56.9 kJ. Therefore, the correct answer is (c) 56.9 kJ.