On a certain dry sunny day, a swimming pool's temperature would rise by 16.7 C° if not for evaporation. What fraction of the water must evaporate to carry away precisely enough energy to keep the temperature constant?

On a certain dry sunny day, a swimming pool's temperature would rise by 16.7 C° if not for evaporation. What fraction of the water must evaporate to carry away precisely enough energy to keep the temperature constant?

University Physics Volume 2

18th Edition

ISBN:9781938168161

Author:OpenStax

Publisher:OpenStax

Chapter1: Temperature And Heat

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 48P: A person taking a reading of the temperature in a freezer in Celsius makes two mistakes: first...

See similar textbooks

Related questions

Q: The human body, while at rest, produces heat energy at a rate of about 117 W. How much sweat (in g)…

A: The heat energy evaporated per minute is, Q=Qt˙=117 W1 minute60 s1 minute=7020 J

Q: A 37 g sample of copper is at 22°C. If 821 J of energy are added to the copper, what is its final…

A: Given The mass of the copper is m = 37 g = 37 x 10-3 kg. The initial temperature is Ti = 22°C. The…

Q: You have mW = 3.7 kg of water in an insulated container. You add mI = 0.75 kg of ice at TI = -21°C…

A: Given information: The symbols have the same meaning as described in the question.

Q: On a certain dry sunny day, a swimming pool's temperature would rise by 1.10°C if not for…

Q: at 1 atm pressure, the latent heat of fusion of water is 334 kj/kg and the latent heat of…

A: Given latent heat of fusion of water = 334 kj/kg latent heat of vaporization = 2257 kj/kg We have to…

Q: ice cube of mass 500 g and at 0 degrees * C is dropped into a cup containing 1kg of water at 70…

Q: Consider a long brass bar of cross sectional area 3.96 x10−4 m2. The hot end is maintained at 307.7…

Q: On a certain dry sunny day, a swimming pool's temperature would rise by 1.10°C if not for…

A: Given data: The change in the temperature is ∆T=1.10°C The heat gained by the water is:…

Q: A 2.0 kg metal head of a geology hammer strikes a solid rock with a speed of 4.0 m/s. Assuming all…

Q: If you pour 0.0100 kg of 20.0C water onto a 1.20-kg block of ice (which is initially at -15.0C),…

A: given quantities: mass of water (m) = 0.0100 kg mass of block of ice (M) = 1.20 kg specific heat of…

Q: A thirsty nurse cools a 2.00 L bottle of a soft drink (mostly water) by pouring it into a large…

Q: Q4: A 50.0-g copper calorimeter contains 250 g of water at 20.0°C. How much steam at 100°C must be…

A: Use the concept of calorimetry to calculate the amount of steam to be condensed. The expression…

Q: Consider a long brass bar of cross sectional area 2.41 x10−4 m2. The hot end is maintained at 421.3…

Q: A 0.2-kg aluminum plate, initially at 20°C, slides down a 15-m-long surface, inclined at a 30 degree…

A: Given Information: The mass of the aluminum (m) = 0.2 kg The initial temperature of the aluminium…

Q: A room has a pine ceiling (k = 0.12 WI(m-Cº) ] that measures 3.0 m x 4.0 m 2.0 cm. On a cold day,…

A: We need to calculate how much energy will be saved if we use wool as an insulator.

Q: TH Ta 4.00cm 3.00cm 2.20m A rectangular bar of gold has the dimensions as shown. (This is a very…

A: length of gold bar, l= 2.2 m cross-section area , A= (3 cm)x(4 cm)=12 cm2 = 12 x(10-2 m )2 = 12 x…

Q: You mix mI = 1.2 kg of ice at TI = -21°C with mW = 4.8 kg of water at TW = 72°C in an insulated…

A: Given, mI = 1.2 kg TI = -21°C mW = 4.8 kg TW = 72°C cI = 2.10×103 J/(kg⋅°C) cW = 4.19×103…

Q: The molar heat of vaporization of some unknown compound X at its normal boiling point 6.9 K is 8.8…

Q: Following vigorous exercise, the body temperature of an 80.0-kg person is 40.0C. At what rate in…

A: The rate of reducing thermal energy can be determined as, P'=P+mCpT1-T2t

Q: In the power plant of nuclear submarine, the temperature of the water in the reactor is above 100…

A: inside such a reactor the pressure is maintained to a higher level therefore, the water inside the…

Q: The human body, while at rest, produces heat energy at a rate of about 116 W. How much sweat (in g)…

A: Given data The heat energy is given as Q˙=116 W. The latent heat of vaporisation is given as Lv =…

Q: A 2.0-kg aluminum block is originally at 10 degrees celcius. If 36 k) of energy are added to the…

A: Given:Mass(m)=2 kg , specific heat (cp)=900 J/kg.KAdded heat = 36000 JInitial temperature,Ti=10°=283…

Q: 3) 0.8 kg of hot water at 98 degree Celsius is poured into a 0.22 kg glass bowl initially at 30…

Q: Consider a long brass bar of cross sectional area 2.74 x10−4 m2. The hot end is maintained at 373.5…

A: Cross sectional area(A) = 2.74 x10−4 m2 Rate of flow of heat (Q/t) = 3.95 J/s Coefficient of thermal…

Q: On a certain dry sunny day, a swimming pool’s temperature would rise by 1.50 °C if not for…

A: Given data The increase in temperature ∆T=1.50°C. The mathematical expression for the heat…

Q: On a certain dry sunny day, a swimming pool’s temperature would rise by 1.50ºC if not for…

Q: The highest registered waterfalls in the world are those of Angel Falls, which is located in…

A: Given data The height of the waterfall is H = 807 m The temperature of the water at the top of the…

Q: A submarine holds 975 kg of dry air at 29.9 °C. While docking for resupply, the hatch is opened,…

A: Given data: mass of cool air, mcool = 66 kg mass of dry air, mdry = 975 kg the temperature of cool…

Q: The human body, while at rest, produces heat energy at a rate of about 100 W. How much sweat (in g)…

Q: If the specific heat capacity of silver is 0.24 J/degree Cg, calculate the energy required to raise…

Q: Water with a mass of mW = 0.400 kg and temperature of TW = 18.5°C is poured into an insulated bucket…

Q: A 60.0-kg runner expends 300 W of power while running a marathon. Assuming 10.0% of the energy is…

A: Determine the energy spent by the runner.

Q: A 2.0-kg aluminum block is originally at 10 degrees celcius. If 36 kJ of energy are added to the…

A: Given, Heat energy, Q=36 kJ=36000 J Initial temperature, Ti=10°C=283.15 K Specific heat capacity,…

Q: An ice cube of mass 500 g and at 0 degrees * C is dropped into a cup containing 1kg of water at 70…

A: Let's define few things first: Latent heat of fusion is the amount of energy that must be supplied…

Q: A steel beam is used in the construction of a skyscraper. By what fraction ΔL/L0 does the length of…

A: Temperature on a cold winter day, T1=4.20C Temperature on a summer day, T2=25.70C Linear expansion…

Q: Consider a surface at -5ºC in an environment at 25ºC. The maximum rate of heat that can be emitted…

Q: The human body, while at rest, produces heat energy at a rate of about 103 W. How much sweat (in g)…

A: The expression for the amount of sweat is,

Q: A 100-WW lightbulb generates 95 WW of heat, which is dissipated through a glass bulb that has a…

Q: The specific heat of a substance varies with temperature according to the function c = 0.20 + 0.14T…

Q: Consider a long brass bar of cross sectional area 2.99 x10−4 m2. The hot end is maintained at 425.3…

Q: If R is the universal gas constant, what is the specific heat of a mole of ozone at constant VOLUME?…

A: Here R is the universal has constant.

Q: If her body retains 10 J of thermal energy for each joule of work done while lifting, how many times…

A: Data Given , Mass of the women ( mw ) = 47 kg Mass of the barbell ( mb ) = 20 kg Height ( h ) = 0.80…

Question

On a certain dry sunny day, a
swimming pool's temperature would
rise by 16.7 C° if not for evaporation.
What fraction of the water must
evaporate to carry away precisely
enough energy to keep the
temperature constant?
Express your answer in decimal form,
to at least two digits after the decimal
point.

Expert Solution

This question has been solved!

Explore an expertly crafted, step-by-step solution for a thorough understanding of key concepts.

SEE SOLUTION Check out a sample Q&A here

Step 1

VIEW

Step 2

VIEW

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps with 2 images

SEE SOLUTION Check out a sample Q&A here

Knowledge Booster

Learn more about

Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, physics and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.

Similar questions

Repeat the preceding problem, assuming the water is in a glass beaker with a mass of 0.200 kg, which in tum is in a calorimeter. The beaker is initially at the same temperature as the water. Before doing the problem, should the answer be higher or lower than the preceding answer? Comparing the mass and specific heat of the beaker to those of the water, do you think the beaker will make much difference?
A man consumes 3000 kcal of food in one day, converting most of it to thermal energy to maintain body temperature. If he loses half this energy by evaporating water (through breathing and sweating), how many kilograms of water evaporate?
Show that =3a , by calculating the infinitesimal change in volume dT of a cube with sides of length L when the temperature changes by dT .
If the pressure and volume of a system are given, is the temperature always uniquely determined?
How much taller does the Eiffel Tower become at the end of a day when the temperature has increased by 15 ? Its original height is 321 m and you can assume it is made of steel.
Check Your Understanding When 1.00 g of ammonia boils at atmospheric pressure and 330 . its volume changes from 1.47 to 1130 cm3. Its heat of vaporization at this pressure is 1.37106 J/kg. What is the change in the internal energy of the ammonia when it vaporizes?
How does the latent heat of fusion of water help slow the decrease of air temperatures, perhaps preventing temperatures from falling significantly below 0 , in the vicinity of large bodies of water?
To help prevent frost damage, 4.00 kg of water at 0 is sprayed onto a fruit tree. (a) How much heat transfer occurs as the water freezes? (b) How much would the temperature of the 200-kg tree decrease if this amount of heat transferred from the tree? Take the specific heat to be 3.35k J/kg. , and assume that no phase change occurs in the tree.
If the area A, of a rectangular plate is ab and its coefficient of linear expansion is a . After a temperature rise AT, show that the change in area, AA is : AA = A, YAT where y = 2a
Show that the coefficient of area expansion, (∆A/A)/∆T, of a rectangular sheet of the solid is twice its linear expansivity, α1.
Lake Erie can hold at least 4 x 1011 m3 of water. How much energy isneeded to raise the temperature from 11°C to 12°C ?
A certain gas condenses into a liquid at approximately 25 K. At what temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit, does this correspond?