Some very hot rocks have a temperature of #370 ^o C# and a specific heat of #210 J/(Kg*K)#. The rocks are bathed in #96 L# of boiling water. If the heat of the rocks completely vaporizes the water, what is the minimum combined mass of the rocks?

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Answer 1 · 2016-04-07T16:45:22

I found #3826kg# of rocks although it seems a bit too much to me...!

I considered the heat lost by the rocks and the correspondent heat gained by the water....
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