The largest bubble chamber in the world is 15 ft. in diameter and contains 7259 gal of liquid hydrogen at a temperature of -247 degrees Celsius. If the temperature is dropped by 11 degree Celsius per hour for 2 consecutive hours, what is the new temperature?
well, clearly the temperature is now
-247 - 2*11 = -269
The only problem is that hydrogen freezes at -259
What does that mean for this problem then?
it means it is ill posed. The math is correct, but the problem doesn't take into account real-world conditions.
Just ignore it, as this is an algebra class, not a physics class. Still, you might point it out to the teacher, not that it will do any good.
To find the new temperature after the temperature drop, we need to subtract the total temperature drop from the initial temperature.
Given:
Initial temperature = -247 degrees Celsius
Temperature drop per hour = 11 degrees Celsius
Number of consecutive hours = 2
First, let's calculate the total temperature drop:
Total temperature drop = Temperature drop per hour * Number of consecutive hours
Total temperature drop = 11 degrees Celsius * 2 = 22 degrees Celsius
Now, we can find the new temperature:
New temperature = Initial temperature - Total temperature drop
New temperature = -247 degrees Celsius - 22 degrees Celsius
Performing the subtraction:
New temperature = -269 degrees Celsius
Therefore, the new temperature after 2 consecutive hours of temperature drop is -269 degrees Celsius.