Equilibration
Channel: James Rantschler
Date: 2013-04-05

A simple example of calorimetry.

A problem statement would be:

A blacksmith drops a 1.5 kg horseshoe that he has been working at 600 celsius into a barrel of water to cool it.  The barrel contains 25 kg of water at 25 degrees centigrade.

The horseshoe is given enough time to come to equilibrium with the water.  What is its temperature when the blacksmith pulls it out of the water?