Question

A hot pot of water is set on the counter to cool.After a few minutes it has lost 450 j of heat energ. How much heat energy has the surrounding air gained?

Answer 1

Answer:

$450\text{ J}$

Explanation:

Here, we want to get the amount of heat the surrounding air has gained

From thermodynamics, we know that heat gained lost by the water equals the heat gained by the surrounding air. This is because heat as a form of energy cannot be created nor destroyed but can be converted from one form to another

Thus, the surrounding air has gained an equivalent amount of heat energy