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Chapter 17 Problem 29RQ

Question

How many calories are needed to change the temperature of 1 g of water by \(1^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\)? To melt 1 g of ice at \(0^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\)? To vaporize 1 g of boiling water at \(100^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\)?

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Solution 29RQ

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Heat is the total kinetic energy of all the molecules in an object. Although energy is typically measured in joules, a more common unit for measuring heat is the calorie, which is defined as the amount of heat required to change the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 Celsius degree.

Therefore,one calorie will raise 1 gram of water by 1 degree celsius.

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Title Conceptual Physics 11 
Author Paul G. Hewitt
ISBN 9780321568090

Answer: How many calories are needed to change the

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