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10 April, 00:00

A metal object with a mass of 19g is heated to 96c, then transferred to a calorimeter containg 75g of water at 18c. the water and metal object reach a final temperature of 22c.

a. what is the specific heat of this metal object?

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  1. 10 April, 00:07
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    Let us say that Cp is the specific heat of the metal object. Then we do a heat balance (heat lost by metal = heat gained by water):

    - 19g * Cp * (22degC - 96degC) = 75g * 4.184J/g degC * (22degC - 18degC)

    Cp = 0.893 J/g degC
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