A swimming pool contains 1 x 10^5 L of water. How much energy in Joule is required to raise the temperature
A swimming pool contains 1 x 105 L of water. How much energy in Joule is required to raise the temperature of water from 200c to 250c ? The specific heat capacity of water is 4.184 J/0C g
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Volume of water= 105 L = 108 mL
Mass of water= Vx d ... d= 1g/mL
=108x1=108 g
Specific heat of water, Cs =4.184 J/0C
Heat absorbed by the water to raise the temperature may be calculated as,
q = mCs ΔT
q = 108 x 4.184x 5=2.092 x 109J
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