You are mixing 35 grams of water at 15 ◦C with 68 grams of water at 75 ◦C. Assuming there is no heat loss to the environment, (a) determine the final equilibrium temperature. (b) what is the change of the whole system’s entropy after it reaches thermal equilibrium?

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You are mixing 35 grams of water at 15 ◦C with 68 grams of water at 75 ◦C.
Assuming there is no heat loss to the environment,
(a) determine the final equilibrium temperature.
(b) what is the change of the whole system’s entropy after it reaches thermal
equilibrium?

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