A 20 kg aluminum block initially at 500 C is brought into contact with a 20 kg block of iron at 100 C in an insulated enclosure. The final equilibrium temperature of the two blocks is 646.51 K. The specific heat of the aluminum block is 0.973 kJ/kgK. The specific heat of the iron block is 0.45 kJ/kgK. What is the total change in entropy of the two blocks during this process in units of kJ/K? Select the answer that is closest to the true value. A) 0.535 B) 0.987 C) 1.473 D) 1.966 O B OD

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A 20 kg aluminum block initially at 500 C is brought into contact with a 20 kg block of iron at 100 C in an insulated enclosure. The final equilibrium temperature of the two blocks is
646.51 K. The specific heat of the aluminum block is 0.973 kJ/kgK. The specific heat of the iron block is 0.45 kJ/kgK.
What is the total change in entropy of the two blocks during this process in units of kJ/K?
Select the answer that is closest to the true value.
A) 0.535 B) 0.987 C) 1.473 D) 1.966
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Transcribed Image Text:A 20 kg aluminum block initially at 500 C is brought into contact with a 20 kg block of iron at 100 C in an insulated enclosure. The final equilibrium temperature of the two blocks is 646.51 K. The specific heat of the aluminum block is 0.973 kJ/kgK. The specific heat of the iron block is 0.45 kJ/kgK. What is the total change in entropy of the two blocks during this process in units of kJ/K? Select the answer that is closest to the true value. A) 0.535 B) 0.987 C) 1.473 D) 1.966 A
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