Formula for calculating Temperature of a mixture containing solution A of temperature T1 and solution B of temperature T2 - Chemistry - Solutions

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Formula for calculating Temperature of a mixture containing
solution A of temperature T1 and solution B of temperature T2

Vartika Jain · Accepted Answer

Dear Student,

We know that Heat lost, qlost = Heat gained, qgainedand, q= (mass)(∆T)(Cp)If two solutions are same, then Cp will be sameSo, mA(∆T)Cp(A)=mB(∆T)Cp(B)or, mA(TA-T)Cp(A)=mB(T-TB)Cp(B)Here T is the temparture of the mixture