Example on heat

1) What is the temperature at which the reading in Fahrenheit is equal to the reading in
absolute scale?
2) A thermometer reads 50 and 950 in contact with respect to melting ice and steam at
normal pressure. What is the temperature in 0F when the thermometer shows 500?
3) A copper rod is 68cm long at 200c, at what temperature will it be 1.6mm longer?
4) The diameter of an iron disc at 250c is 10cm. By how much does the area of one of its
faces increase when it is put in boiling water? 𝜶𝑭𝒆 = 𝟏. 𝟐 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟓 /℃
5) The coefficient of real expansion of mercury is 1.82*10-4/K and the coefficient of
cubical expansion for glass is 2.6*10-5/K. If m0 =50g of mercury fills a weight
thermometer completely at T0 =300c, the change in mass of the liquid expelled when
heated to Tf =1000c is
6) Two slabs of thickness l1 and l2 and thermal conductivities k1 and k2 are in thermal
contact with each other. The temperatures of their outer surfaces are Tc and Th,
respectively, and 𝑻𝒉 > 𝐓𝒄 . Determine the temperature at the interface and the rate of
energy transfer by conduction through an area A of the slabs in the steady-state
condition?
7) A 5Kg bar of copper is heated at atmospheric pressure so that its temperature
increases from 200c to 700c. a) What is the work done on the copper bar by the
surrounding atmosphere? b) How much energy is transferred to copper bar by heat?
c) What is the increase in internal energy of the copper bar?
8) A cowboy fires a silver bullet with a muzzle speed of 𝟐𝟎𝟎 𝒎⁄𝒔 into the pine wall of a
saloon. Assume all the internal energy generated by the impact remains with the
bullet. What is the temperature change of the bullet?
9) A student eats a dinner rated at 1500 calories. He wishes to do an equivalent amount
of work in the gymnasium by lifting a 50Kg barbell. How many times must he raise the
barbell to expend this much energy? Assume he raises the barbell 2m each time he
lifts it and he regains no energy when he lowers the barbell.
10) How much energy is required to change a 60g ice cube from ice at -150c to steam at
1250c?
11) A 50g copper calorimeter contains 250g of water at 200c. How much steam at 1000c
must be condensed into the water if the final temperature of the system is to reach
500c?

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