Name: Jenesis Muesco Date: September 26, 2022

Section: STM 214 Teacher: Maria Dolores Elisa Convento

Solve the following problems:

1. A five-centavo coin, often called as nickel, has a radius of 1.06 cm, thickness of 0.177 cm,
and mass of 5 g. Find its density and determine whether it is really nickel.
GIVEN:
𝑟 = 1.06 𝑐𝑚
ℎ = 0.177 𝑐𝑚
𝑚 = 5 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑠

REQUIRED:
𝜌 − 𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦

EQUATION:
𝑚
𝜌= 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑣 = 𝜋𝑟 2 ℎ
𝑣

SOLUTION:
𝑣 = 𝜋𝑟 2 ℎ
𝑣 = (3.14)(1.06 𝑐𝑚)2 (0.177 𝑐𝑚)
𝑣 = 0.62447 𝑐𝑚3
𝑚
𝜌=
𝑣
5𝑔
𝜌=
0.62447 𝑐𝑚3
𝜌 = 8.007 𝑔/𝑐𝑚3

ANSWER:
The density 𝜌 of the five-centavo coin is 𝟖. 𝟎𝟎𝟕 𝒈/𝒄𝒎𝟑
The five-centavo coin is NOT nickel because it did not meet the required amount of relative
density (8.73 g/cm3) for it to be considered a nickel.
 2. How much heat is needed to change the temperature of a 2 kg block of copper from 10
degrees Celsius to 140 degrees Celsius? (The specific heat of copper is 390 joule/kg Cº)
GIVEN:
𝑚 = 2 𝑘𝑔
𝑇𝑖 = 10 ℃
𝑇𝑓 = 140 ℃

𝐶 = 390 𝐽/𝑘𝑔 ℃

REQUIRED:
𝑄 − ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑡

EQUATION:
𝑄 = 𝑚𝐶∆𝑇

SOLUTION:
𝑄 = 𝑚𝐶∆𝑇
𝑄 = (2 𝑘𝑔)(390 𝐽/𝑘𝑔 ℃)(140 ℃ − 10 ℃)
𝑄 = (2 𝑘𝑔)(390 𝐽/𝑘𝑔 ℃)(130 ℃)
𝑄 = (780 𝐽/ ℃)(130 ℃)
𝑄 = 101400 𝐽

ANSWER:
The amount of heat 𝑄 needed to change the temperature of 2 kg block of copper from
10℃ 𝑡𝑜 140℃ is 𝟏𝟎𝟏𝟒𝟎𝟎 𝑱
 3. A steel tape is exactly 1 meter at 0 ºC. By how much be in error when used on a day when
the temperature is 30 ºC?
GIVEN:
𝐿 = 1 𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟
𝑇𝑖 = 0 ℃
𝑇𝑓 = 30 ℃

𝛼 = 1.2 × 10−5 /℃ (Coefficient of linear expansion of steel)

REQUIRED:
∆𝐿 − 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ

EQUATION:
∆𝐿 = 𝛼𝐿∆𝑇

SOLUTION:
∆𝐿 = 𝛼𝐿∆𝑇
∆𝐿 = (1.2 × 10−5 /℃)(1 𝑚)(30 ℃ − 0 ℃)
∆𝐿 = (1.2 × 10−5 /℃)(1 𝑚)(30 ℃)
∆𝐿 = (1.2 × 10−5 𝑚/℃)(30 ℃)
∆𝐿 = 3.6 × 10−4 𝑚 or 0.00036 𝑚

1m + 0.00036 𝑚 = 1.00036 m

ANSWER:
When a 1-meter steel tape is used on a 30 ºC day, the error in its length would be 1. 𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟑𝟔 𝒎
 4. Suppose you buy a 50 L gasoline at night when the temperature is 20 degrees Celsius. How
much gasoline will you have on a very hot afternoon when the temperature has risen to 39
degrees Celsius? (Coefficient of volume expansion of gasoline is 950 x 10-6/ºC)
GIVEN:
𝑉0 = 50 𝐿
𝑇𝑖 = 20 ℃
𝑇𝑓 = 39 ℃

𝛽 = 950 × 10−6 / ℃

REQUIRED:
𝑉𝑓 − 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒

EQUATION:
∆𝑉 = 𝛽𝑉0 ∆𝑇

SOLUTION:
∆𝑉 = 𝛽𝑉0 ∆𝑇
∆𝑉 = (950 × 10−6 / ℃)(50 𝐿)(39 ℃ − 20 ℃)
∆𝑉 = (950 × 10−6 / ℃)(50 𝐿)(19 ℃)
∆𝑉 = (0.0475 𝐿/ ℃)(19 ℃)
∆𝑉 = 0.9025 𝐿

∆𝑉 = 𝑉𝑓 − 𝑉0

0.9025 𝐿 = 𝑉𝑓 − 50 𝐿

0.9025 𝐿 + 50 𝐿 = 𝑉𝑓

𝑉𝑓 = 50.9025 𝐿 or 50.9 𝐿

ANSWER:
The amount of gasoline you will have when the temperature has risen to 39 degrees Celsius is
𝟓𝟎. 𝟗 𝑳
 5. What is the absolute zero on the Celsius scale and the Fahrenheit scale?
GIVEN:
Celsius Scale
Fahrenheit Scale

REQUIRED:
0𝐾℃ − 𝑎𝑏𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑒 𝑧𝑒𝑟𝑜 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐶𝑒𝑙𝑠𝑖𝑢𝑠 𝑠𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑒
0𝐾℉ − 𝑎𝑏𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑒 𝑧𝑒𝑟𝑜 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐹𝑎ℎ𝑟𝑒𝑛ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑡 𝑠𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑒

EQUATION:
0𝐾℃ = ℃ − 273
9
0𝐾℉ = ( ) (0𝐾℃ ) + 32
5

SOLUTION:
0𝐾℃ = ℃ − 273.15
0𝐾℃ = −273.15 ℃

9
0𝐾℉ = ( ) (0𝐾℃ ) + 32
5
9
0𝐾℉ = ( ) (−273.15 ℃) + 32
5
0𝐾℉ = −491.67 + 32
0𝐾℉ = −459.67 ℉

ANSWER:
Therefore, the absolute zero in a Celsius scale is −𝟐𝟕𝟑. 𝟏𝟓 ℃ while the absolute zero in a
Fahrenheit scale is −𝟒𝟓𝟗. 𝟔𝟕 ℉