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Contests/Gnit Weekly Challenge Beginner 004 (GWCB004)/Problem 3 Condensation on a Glass and the Conservation of Heat
Problem 3

Condensation on a Glass and the Conservation of Heat

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300 ptsLv.4 ElementaryThermodynamics
2026/07/15 21:00〜2026/07/15 21:30
Author: admin02

Problem Statement

In a room, a piece of ice at an initial temperature of T1T_1T1​ was placed into a glass containing water of mass mwm_wmw​. After leaving it undisturbed for a while, the ice completely melted into water, and the temperature of all the water in the glass stabilized at T2T_2T2​.

From this state, the glass was left in the room for a further period of time, during which water vapor from the air condensed on the outside of the glass, forming water droplets with a mass of mdm_dmd​. After a sufficient amount of time had elapsed, the water inside the glass and the water droplets on the outside combined to reach thermal equilibrium, and the overall temperature became T3T_3T3​. In this process, the following conditions are assumed:

・Heat transfer is considered only in terms of the latent heat released when water vapor condenses into liquid water on the outside of the glass; direct heat conduction from the surrounding air, the heat capacity of the glass itself, and the evaporation of water can be neglected. ・Let LLL be the amount of heat of condensation released when water vapor undergoes a phase transition to liquid water. ・Let cwc_wcw​ be the specific heat of water.

Derive the temperature T3T_3T3​ at thermal equilibrium using an algebraic expression, then substitute the given constraint values to find the value of T3T_3T3​.

Constraints

  • Mass of water in the glass: mw=0.158 kgm_w = 0.158 \text{ kg}mw​=0.158 kg
  • Mass of ice added: mi=0.040 kgm_i = 0.040 \text{ kg}mi​=0.040 kg
  • Initial temperature of the system: T2=278 KT_2 = 278 \text{ K}T2​=278 K
  • Mass of condensed water droplets: md=0.002 kgm_d = 0.002 \text{ kg}md​=0.002 kg
  • Latent heat of condensation of water: L=2.52×106 J/kgL = 2.52 \times 10^6 \text{ J/kg}L=2.52×106 J/kg
  • Specific heat of water: cw=4200J/(kg⋅K)c_w = 4200 \mathrm{ J/(kg\cdot K)}cw​=4200J/(kg⋅K)

Input Format

Enter the value of the temperature T3T_3T3​ at thermal equilibrium as a natural number.

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