An investigation has been completed, similar to the one on latent heat of fusion, where steam is bubbled through a
container of water. Steam condenses and the lost energy heats the water and container. Given the following data, do
the calculations requested.
50 g
Mass of the aluminum container
Mass of the container and water
250 g
Mass of the water
2009
Initial temperature of the container and water
20°C
Temperature of the steam
100°C
Final temperature of the container, water, and condensed steam 50°C
Mass of the container, water, and condensed steam
261 g
Mass of the steam
119
Specific heat of aluminum
0.22 cal/g°C
Heat energy gained by the water
6,000 cal
4,000 cal
14,000 cal
10,000 cal