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    The document provides 6 practice problems related to thermal physics concepts. Problem 1 asks about why coffee cools when an ice cube is added, with answers being that the ice absorbs energy from the coffee and cooler water molecules from the melting ice diffuse through the warmer coffee. Problem 2 asks about calculating the mass of an aluminum rod given its temperature change and applied energy. Problem 3 asks about calculating the temperature change of water given the energy added and its specific heat. Problem 4 asks about calculating the final length of a copper bar that is heated. Problem 5 asks about calculating the temperature at which two rods made of different materials will touch when heated. Problem 6 asks about calculating and comparing the energy needed to heat water versus melt and heat ice.

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    The document provides 6 practice problems related to thermal physics concepts. Problem 1 asks about why coffee cools when an ice cube is added, with answers being that the ice absorbs energy from the coffee and cooler water molecules from the melting ice diffuse through the warmer coffee. Problem 2 asks about calculating the mass of an aluminum rod given its temperature change and applied energy. Problem 3 asks about calculating the temperature change of water given the energy added and its specific heat. Problem 4 asks about calculating the final length of a copper bar that is heated. Problem 5 asks about calculating the temperature at which two rods made of different materials will touch when heated. Problem 6 asks about calculating and comparing the energy needed to heat water versus melt and heat ice.

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    The document provides 6 practice problems related to thermal physics concepts. Problem 1 asks about why coffee cools when an ice cube is added, with answers being that the ice absorbs energy from the coffee and cooler water molecules from the melting ice diffuse through the warmer coffee. Problem 2 asks about calculating the mass of an aluminum rod given its temperature change and applied energy. Problem 3 asks about calculating the temperature change of water given the energy added and its specific heat. Problem 4 asks about calculating the final length of a copper bar that is heated. Problem 5 asks about calculating the temperature at which two rods made of different materials will touch when heated. Problem 6 asks about calculating and comparing the energy needed to heat water versus melt and heat ice.

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    THERMAL PHYSICS

    For your practice, answer the following problems.


    1. HEAT. An ice cube is placed in a cup of hot coffee. After a period of time, the ice cube melts.
    Which of the following best explains why the coffee becomes cooler? Select the two best
    answers.
    (A) The ice absorbs energy from the coffee as heat travels from the warmer to cooler
    material. (B) The cool molecules in the ice radiate energy which is absorbed by the
    warmer molecules of the coffee.
    (C) As the ice melts in the water, the cooler water molecules diffuse through the warmer
    coffee, lowering the average kinetic energy of the drink.
    (D) The hot molecules in the coffee slow down as they are absorbed by the ice cube,
    causing the ice cube to melt.
    (answer: A and C)

    2. HEAT. 1.4kJ of energy is applied to an aluminum rod of unknown mass. Its temperature
    goes from 20∘C to 45∘C. What is the mass of the rod? caluminum=0.900J/g∘C (answer:
    62.22g)

    3. THERMAL EQUILIBRIUM. You have 50g of water in a container above a burner. If 14kJ of
    energy is put into the container (assume all of it goes into the water), and the specific
    heat of water is 4.17J/goC, how much did the water's temperature rise? (answer: 670)

    4. THERMAL EXPANSION. Suppose that a copper bar 2m long is raised from a temperature


    of 25oC to 100oC. If the coefficient of thermal expansion for copper is 1.7x10−5, what is
    the final length of the bar? (answer: 2.0025m)

    5. THERMAL EXPANSION. Consider a 2 m long brass rod and a 1 m long aluminum rod.
    When the temperature is 22 °C, there is a gap of 1.0 x 10 -3 m separating their ends. No
    expansion is possible at the other end of either rod. At what temperature will the two
    bars touch? The coefficient of thermal expansion for brass and aluminum
    are 1.9x10−5/oC and 2.5x10−5/oC ,respectively. (answer: 38.4 °C)

    6. HEAT AND PHASE CHANGE. A bag containing 0°C ice is much more effective in absorbing
    energy than one containing the same amount of 0°C water. (a) How much heat transfer
    is necessary to raise the temperature of 0.800 kg of water from 0°C to 30.0°C? (b) How
    much heat transfer is required to first melt 0.800 kg of 0°C ice and then raise its
    temperature? (c) Explain how your answer supports the contention that the ice is more
    effective. (cwater = 4186 J/kg oC, Lf=3.34x105 J/kg, OpenStax 14.12) (answer: 𝟏.𝟎𝟎 × 𝟏𝟎𝟓 J,
    𝟑.𝟔𝟖 × 𝟏𝟎𝟓 J)

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