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The British thermal unit (Btu) is commonly used in engineering applications. A Btu is defined as the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 lb of water by 1°F. There are __________ joules in one Btu. 1 lb = 453.59 g; °C = (5/9)(°F - 32°); specific heat of H2O (l) = 4.18 J/g-K.

2007-04-12 16:44:18 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Chemistry

2 answers

easy
Q= mcdt m=453.59g c= 4.18J/g-K dt = 5/9
so Q = 453.59*4.18*5/9 =1053.3J

confirmed by my link (The result in the link is slightly higher since the y took more digits for c)

2007-04-12 21:03:52 · answer #1 · answered by maussy 7 · 2 1

H = mSt
1 B Th U = 1lb * 1 * 1F
= 453.59 gm* 1* 5/9C
= 251.99 cal
=251.99*4.2 J
=1058.3767J

2007-04-12 17:57:19 · answer #2 · answered by s0u1 reaver 5 · 1 1

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