Asked by Ehab
A 13 gram sample of an unknown metal at 26.5°C is placed in a Styrofoam cup containing 50.0 grams of water at 88.6°C. The water cools down and the metal warms up until thermal equilibrium is achieved at 87.1°C. A 10 percent of heat lost by water is transferred through the cup, determine the specific heat capacity of the unknown metal. The specific heat capacity of water is 4.18 J/g/°C.
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Answered by
bobpursley
The sums of heats gained in the system is zero.
heatgained by water*.9+heatgainedmetal=0
notice the .9 to inidcated the 90 percent efficiency.
50*cw*(87.1-88.6).9+13Cm*(87.1-26.5)=0
solve for Cm
heatgained by water*.9+heatgainedmetal=0
notice the .9 to inidcated the 90 percent efficiency.
50*cw*(87.1-88.6).9+13Cm*(87.1-26.5)=0
solve for Cm
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