A 13.5g sample of gold is heated, then placed in a calorimeter containing 60g of water. The temperature of water increases from 19oC to 20oC. The specific heat of gold is 0.13J/goC. What was the initial temperature of the gold metal sample?

ºC

Explanation:

We have to start with the variables of the problem:

Mass of water = 60 g

Mass of gold = 13.5 g

Initial temperature of water= 19 ºC

Final temperature of water= 20 ºC

Initial temperature of gold= Unknow

Final temperature of gold= 20 ºC

Specific heat of gold = 0.13J/gºC

Specific heat of water = 4.186 J/g°C

Now if we remember the heat equation:

We can relate these equations if we take into account that all heat of gold is transfer to the water, so:

Now we can put the values into the equation:

Now we can solve for the initial temperature of gold, so:

ºC

I hope it helps!

definition

                    entropy is a measure of the randomness or the extent of disorder of a chemical process.

                      enthalpy is a measure of the heat change of a reaction occurring at a constant pressure.

measurement units:

                        entropy is measured in joule per kelvin (jk⁻¹)   whereas enthalpy is measured in joule per mole (jmol⁻¹)

requirements:

                            entropy has no requirements or limits, and its change is measured by the division between the heat change of the chemical process and the temperature.

                              in contrast, enthalpy can only be related to the heat change of the reaction under standard conditions.