Questions from Modern Physics


Q: An ice-making machine operates in a Carnot cycle. It

An ice-making machine operates in a Carnot cycle. It takes heat from water at 0.00C and rejects heat to a room at 24.00C. Suppose that 85.0 kg of water at 0.00C are converted to ice at 0.00C. (a). Ho...

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Q: (a).In a certain region of space, the volume

(a).In a certain region of space, the volume charge density

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Q: A Carnot engine has an efficiency of 66% and performs 2

A Carnot engine has an efficiency of 66% and performs 2.5 × 104 J of work in each cycle. (a). How much heat does the engine extract from its heat source in each cycle? (b). Suppose the engine exhaus...

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Q: A certain brand of freezer is advertised to use 730 kW ∙

A certain brand of freezer is advertised to use 730 kW ∙ h of energy per year. (a). Assuming the freezer operates for 5 hours each day, how much power does it require while operating? (b). If the fr...

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Q: A Carnot refrigerator is operated between two heat reservoirs at temperatures of

A Carnot refrigerator is operated between two heat reservoirs at temperatures of 320 K and 270 K. (a). If in each cycle the refrigerator receives 415 J of heat energy from the reservoir at 270 K, how...

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Q: A 4.50-kg block of ice at 0.

A 4.50-kg block of ice at 0.00°C falls into the ocean and melts. The average temperature of the ocean is 3.50°C, including all the deep water. By how much does the change of this ice to water at 3.50°...

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Q: You decide to take a nice hot bath but discover that your

You decide to take a nice hot bath but discover that your thoughtless roommate has used up most of the hot water. You fill the tub with 195 kg of 30.00C water and attempt to warm it further by pouring...

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Q: A 15.0-kg block of ice at 0.

A 15.0-kg block of ice at 0.00C melts to liquid water at 0.00C inside a large room at 20.00C. Treat the ice and the room as an isolated system, and assume that the room is large enough for its tempera...

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Q: You make tea with 0.250 kg of 85.00C

You make tea with 0.250 kg of 85.00C water and let it cool to room temperature (20.00C). (a). Calculate the entropy change of the water while it cools. (b). The cooling process is essentially isothe...

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Q: Three moles of an ideal gas undergo a reversible isothermal compression at

Three moles of an ideal gas undergo a reversible isothermal compression at 20.00C. During this compression, 1850 J of work is done on the gas. What is the change of entropy of the gas?

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