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Chapter 8, Problem 19E(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Why is it incorrect to say that, when a hot object warms a cold one, the increase in temperature of the cold one is equal to the decrease in temperature of the hot one? When is this statement correct?
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QUESTION:
Why is it incorrect to say that, when a hot object warms a cold one, the increase in temperature of the cold one is equal to the decrease in temperature of the hot one? When is this statement correct?
ANSWER:Solution 19E Step 1: Heat flow occurs from hotter objects to colder objects. So, we can say that the increase in heat of cold object is equal to the decrease in heat of the hot object only if there is no heat loss into the surroundings. The increase in temperatur