Heat Transfer and Thermal Equilibrium

AP Chemistry· difficulty 3/5

Hot metal at 80 °C dropped into water at 20 °C. At equilibrium, q_metal + q_water =

  • A

    Always negative

  • B

    Cannot say

  • C

    Always positive

  • D

    0 (in an isolated system)

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Explanation

Energy conservation: heat lost by metal = heat gained by water → sum = 0.

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