If a 20 N object has been lifted 5 meters above the ground, how much gravitational potential energy does it have?
2 answers:
The gravitational potential energy of the object is 100 J.
Gravitational potential energy stored in an object is the work done in raising the object to a height <em>h</em> against the gravitational force acting on it.
The gravitational force acting on a body is its weight mg, where m is its mass and g, the acceleration due to gravity.
Work done by a force is equal to the product of the force and the displacement made by the point of application of the force.
The weight of the object is given as 20 J and it is raised to a height of 5 m.
The gravitational potential energy of the object is 100 J.
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Explanation:
First of all, I used the specific heat of water as 4182 J/(kgC) and the specific heat of ethyl alcohol (EtOH) as 2440 J/(kgC); that means that we need the masses in kg, not g.
120.g = .1200 kg of ethyl alcohol. Now for the formula:
where spheat is specific heat.
Filling that horrifying-looking formula in with some values:
and
and
16(4182x + 292.8) = 83640x + 2928 and
66912x + 4684.8 = 83640x + 2928 and
1756.8 = 16728x so
x = .105 kg and the amount of water added is 105 g