A copper block is cooled from to by immersing it in a very large water reservoir…

PHYSICS · Subjective · AP · Physics 2: Algebra-based · Thermodynamics · Thermodynamics

Problem

A 2.0 kg2.0\,\text{kg} copper block is cooled from 400 K400\,\text{K} to 300 K300\,\text{K} by immersing it in a very large water reservoir maintained at 300 K300\,\text{K}. The specific heat capacity of copper is 390 J kg−1K−1390\,\text{J\,kg}^{-1}\text{K}^{-1}. Calculate: (i) the entropy change of the copper block, (ii) the entropy change of the reservoir, (iii) the net entropy change of the universe for this process.

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