A Styrofoam cup holding 125g of hot water at 100C cools to room temperature, 20.0C. We...

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A Styrofoam cup holding 125g of hot water at 100C cools to room temperature, 20.0C. We will neglect the specific heat of the cup and any change in temperature of the room. a. What amount of heat is released from the water as it cools down? (Recall the specific heat of water is 4186 J/kgC) b. What is the change in entropy in the room? Qwater AS room = = A Styrofoam cup holding 125g of hot water at 100C cools to room temperature, 20.0C. We will neglect the specific heat of the cup and any change in temperature of the room. a. What amount of heat is released from the water as it cools down? (Recall the specific heat of water is 4186 J/kgC) b. What is the change in entropy in the room? Qwater AS room = =

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Solving the Problem a Heat Released by Water Specific Heat of Water We are given that the specific heat of water Cp is 4186 JkgC This value represents ... View the full answer