Heat of Fusion, Vaporization, and Specific Heat Assessment Questions

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Directions: Answer each question to the best of your ability. Show all work. 1. You have a cup of warm water and want to cool it down. Rank the following from most to least effective in cooling the water after they are added to the cup: ______ 10 g of liquid water at 0C ______ 10 g of ice at 0C ______ 10 g of aluminum metal at 0C Explain your rankings.

2. Acetonitrile (C2H3N) is a simple organic nitrile with many uses as a solvent for butadiene in refineries. Physical properties of acetonitrile are listed below: Density: Specific heat: a. How much energy is given off when 25 liters of acetonitrile is cooled from 80C to 40C? (Hint: this will be a large number.) b. What would the final temperature of 18 liters of water be, if this water started out at 20C and received the amount of energy given off in Question 1? (Use the density of water as 1000 g/L and the specific heat of water as 4.18 J/gC). c. Would it be possible to cool 25 liters of acetonitrile from 80C to 40C by using 18 liters of water at 20C? Why or why not?