What are (a) temperature TB and (b) the ratio cB/cA of the specific heats of the blocks?
socrates
In a series of experiments, block B is to be placed in a thermally
insulated container with block A, which has the same mass as
block B. In each experiment, block
B is initially at a certain temperature
TB, but temperature TA of block A
is changed from experiment to experiment.
Let Tf represent the final
temperature of the two blocks
when they reach thermal equilibrium
in any of the experiments.
Figure 18-52 gives temperature Tf
versus the initial temperature TA
for a range of possible values of
TA, from TA1 _ 0 K to TA2 _ 500 K.The vertical axis scale is set by
Tfs _ 400 K.What are (a) temperature TB and (b) the ratio cB/cA of
the specific heats of the blocks?