Two identical bodies are made of a material for which the heat capacity increases with temperature. One of…

Two identical bodies are made of a material for which the heat capacity increases with temperature. One of these is at 100 oC, while the other one is at 0 oC. If the two bodies are brought into contact, then assuming no heat loss, the final common temperature is
  1. 50 oC
  2. >50 oC
  3. <50 oC but >0 oC
  4. 0 oC

Solution

Loss of heat by the hot body = gain of heat by the cold body.

Since, the heat capacity increases with temperature, the hotter body will lose more energy when its temperature falls down from 100 oC to 50 oC compared to the energy required by the cold body to raise its temperature from 0 oC to 50 oC. Thus, the temperature will be more than 50 oC.

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Asked in: NEET 2016 (Phase 2)

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