500g of water at 40 deg C and 200g of a mixture of ice and water are combined. The final temperature is 10 deg C. How much of the original 200g mixture was ice?

Since the final T is 10 C, all of the ice melts in the icewater mix. The original water loses 500 g*30C* 1cal/C g = 150,000 Cal to the icewater. Write an equation for the heat transferred to the icewater in which the amount of ice in the mix (x) is the unkown.

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To solve this problem, we will use the concept of heat transfer:

The amount of heat gained by the water can be calculated using the formula:

Q = mcΔT

Where:
Q = amount of heat gained or lost
m = mass of the substance
c = specific heat capacity
ΔT = change in temperature

First, let's calculate the heat gained by the water:

Q_water = mw * cw * ΔTw

Where:
mw = mass of water
cw = specific heat capacity of water
ΔTw = change in temperature of the water

mw = 500g
cw = 4.18 J/g°C (specific heat capacity of water)
ΔTw = final temperature - initial temperature = 10°C - 40°C = -30°C

Q_water = 500g * 4.18 J/g°C * -30°C
Q_water = -62,700 J

Next, let's calculate the heat lost by the mixture:

Q_mixture = mm * cm * ΔTm

Where:
mm = mass of the mixture
cm = specific heat capacity of the mixture
ΔTm = change in temperature of the mixture

mm = 200g
cm = unknown
ΔTm = final temperature - initial temperature = 10°C - ??°C

The change in temperature of the mixture is unknown.

However, since there is a phase change happening for the ice present in the mixture, we can assume that the temperature remains constant at 0°C throughout the phase change, until all the ice has melted.

Let's assume that x grams of the original 200g mixture were ice. The remaining (200 - x) grams would then be in the liquid state.

So the heat lost by the mixture can be expressed as:

Q_mixture = (200 - x)g * cw * ΔTm + xg * (cm * 0°C + ΔHf)

Where:
ΔHf = heat of fusion (amount of heat required to change 1g of ice to water at its melting point)

We know that:
ΔHf = 334 J/g (for water)

Since the final temperature is 10°C, we can say:

Q_mixture = (200 - x)g * cw * 10°C + xg * (cm * 0°C + 334 J/g)

Now, by the law of conservation of energy, we know that the heat gained by the water is equal to the heat lost by the mixture:

Q_water = Q_mixture

-62,700 J = (200 - x)g * cw * 10°C + xg * (cm * 0°C + 334 J/g)

Simplifying the equation:

-62,700 J = 2,090g * cm + 334g * xg
-62,700 J = 334g * xg + 2,090g * cm

Now, we need another equation to solve for both x (mass of ice) and cm (specific heat capacity of the mixture).

To find another equation, we can use the definition of specific heat capacity (cm):

cm = cm1 * m1 + cm2 * m2
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m1 + m2

Where:
cm1 = specific heat capacity of ice
cm2 = specific heat capacity of liquid water
m1 = mass of ice
m2 = mass of liquid water

From the given information, we know that the mass of liquid water is (200 - x)g, and the mass of ice is xg.

Let's assume that the specific heat capacity of ice is ci and the specific heat capacity of liquid water is cw.

cm = ci * xg + cw * (200 - x)g
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xg + (200 - x)g

cm = ci * x + cw * (200 - x)
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x + (200 - x)

Simplifying the equation:

cm = ci * x + cw * (200 - x)
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200

We now have two equations:

1) -62,700 J = 334g * xg + 2,090g * cm
2) cm = ci * x + cw * (200 - x)
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200

Using these equations, we can solve for both x (mass of ice) and cm (specific heat capacity of the mixture).

To solve this problem, we need to use the concept of heat transfer and the equation for heat transfer:

Q = mcΔT

where Q is the heat transferred, m is the mass of the substance, c is the specific heat capacity, and ΔT is the change in temperature.

Let's break down the problem and solve it step by step:

Step 1: Calculate the heat transferred from the 500g of water to reach the final temperature of 10°C.

The heat transferred from the first substance (500g of water) can be calculated as follows:

Q1 = m1c1ΔT1

where m1 = 500g (mass of water), c1 = specific heat capacity of water, and ΔT1 = change in temperature.

Given: c1 (specific heat of water) = 4.18 J/g°C
ΔT1 = (10°C - 40°C) = -30°C (we take the negative value because the water is losing heat)

Q1 = (500g) * (4.18 J/g°C) * (-30°C)
Q1 = -62700 J

Step 2: Calculate the heat transferred from the ice/water mixture to reach the final temperature of 10°C.

Let's assume x grams of the original 200g mixture were ice. Therefore, (200 - x) grams will be water.

The heat transferred from the second substance (ice) can be calculated as follows:

Q2 = m2c2ΔT2

where m2 = x grams (mass of ice), c2 = specific heat capacity of ice, and ΔT2 = change in temperature.

Given: c2 (specific heat of ice) = 2.09 J/g°C
ΔT2 = (10°C - 0°C) = 10°C (we take the positive value because the ice is gaining heat)

Q2 = (x g) * (2.09 J/g°C) * (10°C)
Q2 = 20.9x J

Step 3: Apply the law of conservation of energy.

According to the law of conservation of energy, the total heat transferred from substance 1 (water) will be equal to the total heat transferred to substance 2 (ice).

Q1 = -Q2
-62700 J = -20.9x J
Dividing both sides of the equation by -20.9, we get:
x = 2995.69 g

Step 4: Calculate the mass of the ice in the original mixture.

The mass of the ice in the original mixture is 2995.69 g.

Therefore, the amount of the original 200g mixture that was ice is 2995.69 g.