An ice hotel that is made of 410 metric tons of ice and 12200 metric tons of snow is being melted. The company is going to siphon the melted water into nearby streams. The company is using large industrial sized acethylene to do the job. Your job is to order the rigth amount of acetylene ( IUPAC name ethylene) tank. You are told that must not only melt the structure but heat the water to the average stream temperature.

Question

An ice hotel that is made of 410 metric tons of ice and 12200 metric tons of snow is being melted. The company is going to siphon the melted water into nearby streams. The company is using large industrial sized acethylene to do the job. Your job is to order the rigth amount of acetylene ( IUPAC name ethylene) tank. You are told that must not only melt the structure but heat the water to the average stream temperature.

Mass of tank full- 50 kg
Mass of tank empty-7.50kg

outside temp- -6.2c
interior temp- -3.5
stream temp- 16.5

Only 25% of the building materials would face the outside and have the outside temp while the remaining material will have the inside temp.

Answer 1

The IUPAC name for acetylene is ethyne. Ethylene is not the same compound and the IUPAC name for that is ethene. Are you melting the snow and ice with acetylene or with ethylene? You need to know the heat of combustion of whatever it is you're using.