54.64 g of water at 82.1 oC is added to a calorimeter that contains 52.69 g of water at 42.3 oC. If the final temperature of the system is 59.4 oC, what is the calorimeter constant (Ccalorimeter) ? Use 4.184 J/goC for the heat capacity of water.

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54.64 g of water at 82.1 oC is added to a calorimeter that contains 52.69 g of water at 42.3 oC.  If the final temperature of the system is 59.4 oC, what is the calorimeter constant (Ccalorimeter) ? Use 4.184 J/goC for the heat capacity of water.

I got 32 is it correct?

DrBob222 · Answer

I didn't get 32 but almost twice that. Post your work and I'll look for the math error.