8. Gases, Liquids and Solids
Heating and Cooling Curves
8. Gases, Liquids and Solids Heating and Cooling Curves
3PRACTICE PROBLEM
The combustion of 1.000 lb of dry firewood can provide an amount of 7.256×106 J heat. If dry firewood is used in a boiler furnace, how many kilograms of dry firewood are needed to raise the temperature of 250.0 kg of water from 25.00°C to 100.0°C? Specific heat of water = 4.184 J/g•°C
The combustion of 1.000 lb of dry firewood can provide an amount of 7.256×106 J heat. If dry firewood is used in a boiler furnace, how many kilograms of dry firewood are needed to raise the temperature of 250.0 kg of water from 25.00°C to 100.0°C? Specific heat of water = 4.184 J/g•°C