Some very hot rocks have a temperature of #560 ^o C# and a specific heat of #120 J/(Kg*K)#. The rocks are bathed in #15 L# of boiling water. If the heat of the rocks completely vaporizes the water, what is the minimum combined mass of the rocks?

1 Answer
Feb 28, 2017

The mass of the rocks is #=613.3kg#

Explanation:

The heat transferred from the hot object, is equal to the heat used to evaporate the water.

For the object #DeltaT_o=460º#

# m_o C_o (DeltaT_o) = m_w H_w #

Heat of vaporisation of water

#H_w=2257kJkg^-1#

#C_o=0.12kJkg^-1K^-1#

#m_0 C_o*460 = m_w* 2257 #

#m_o*0.12*460=15*2257#

#m_o=(15*2257)/(0.12*460)#

#=613.3kg#