Heat, Temperature & the 0th Law

Directions: Draft a complete solution of the problem assigned to your group with your
group members. Make sure you clearly understand every step. If you don't have all the
necessary information to solve a problem, you may have to look it up in a relevant table
in your textbook, or define a variable that represents an unknown quantity which may
appear in the final answer.

After 15 minutes, you will have to present your solution to the other groups in
your section.

1) Whilepaintingthetopofanantennaofheight225m,aworkerdropsawaterbottletothe
groundaccidentally.Theworkerdidnotknowthemassofwaterinthebottle,butasa
formerstudentofphysics,hecouldstillcalculatethetemperaturechangeofthewater
inside,assuminghalfoftheenergyoftheimpactisconvertedtoheatabsorbedbythe
wateruponimpact.Assumethecontainerhasnegligiblemass.Byhowmanydegrees
Fahrenheitdoesthetemperatureofthewaterrise?





2) Acontainerholds.5kgoficeat15degreesCelsius.Aconstant15Wofpowerheatsthe
containerfor500minutes.Graphtemperatureasafunctionoftimefortheentirelengthof
timetheheatisturnedon.Calculatetheapproximatetimesofimportantfeaturesofthe
plot.

3) Whenasystemistakenfromstateitostatefalongpathiafasshowninthefigure,Q=50calandW
=20cal.Alongpathibf,Q=36cal.(a)WhatisWalongpathibf?(b)IfW=13calforthereturnpath
fi,whatisQforthispath?(c)IfE
int,i
=10cal,whatisE
int,f
?IfE
int,b
=22cal,whatisQfor(d)pathib
and(e)pathbf?

4) The figure below represents a closed cycle for a gas (the figure is not drawn to scale). The
change in the internal energy of the gas as it moves from a to c along the path abc is -200 J .
As it moves from c to d, 180 J must be transferred to it as heat. An additional transfer of 80 J
to it as heat is needed as it moves from d to a. How much work is done on the gas as it moves
from c to d?











5) Thefigurebelowdisplaysaclosedcycleforagas.Thechangeininternalenergyalongpathcais160
J.Theenergytransferredtothegasasheatis200Jalongpathab,and40Jalongpathbc.Howmuch
workisdonebythegasalong(a)pathabcand(b)pathab?

6) Thefigurebelowdisplaysaclosedcycleforagas.Fromctob,40Jistransferredfromthegasas
heat.Frombtoa,130Jistransferredfromthegasasheat,andthemagnitudeoftheworkdoneby
thegasis80J.Fromatoc,400Jistransferredtothegasasheat.Whatistheworkdonebythegas
fromatoc?(Hint:Youneedtosupplytheplusandminussignsforthegivendata.)

7) Asampleofgasundergoesatransitionfromaninitialstateatoafinalstatebbythreedifferent
paths(processes),asshowninthepVdiagraminthefigurebelow,whereV
b
=5.00V
i
.Theenergy
transferredtothegasasheatinprocess1is10p
i
V
i
.Intermsofp
i
V
i
,whatare(a)theenergy
transferredtothegasasheatinprocess2and(b)thechangeininternalenergythatthegas
undergoesinprocess3?