2-lbm of water at 500 psia initially fill the 1.5-ft3 left chamber of a partitioned system. the right chamber’s volume is also 1.5 ft3, and it is initially evacuated. the partition is now ruptured, and heat is transferred to the water until its temperature is 300°f. determine the final pressure of water, in psia, and the total internal energy, in btu, at the final state.

The speed of sound in ice, water, and steam is shown. what best explains the speed of sound in different states of matter? sound travels fastest in ice because energy is easier to transfer when the molecules are close together. sound travels slowest in steam because the sound has to move around the gas molecules that are far apart. sound travels fastest in ice because the temperature of solids is always greater, so the heat transfers the sound energy. sound travels slowest in steam because the pressure is so great the sound cannot travel though the steam particles.