Question

The lowest temperature ever recorded in Alaska is-6 C. The highest temperature ever recorded in Alaska is 38°C. Suppose a piece of metal with a mass of 180 g and a temperature of -62.0°C is placed in a calorimeter containing 0.500 kg of water with a temperature of 38.0°C. If the final equilibrium temperature of the metal and water is 36.9°C, what is the specific heat capacity of the metal? Use the calculated value of the specific heat capacity to identify the metal.

Answer 1

I forgot to include that the answer is 130 J/kg x Celsius

Answer 2

metal mass = 0.180 kg

0.180 (36.9 - - 62) C = 0.500 (38-36.9)(about 4000 Joules/ kg deg C)
.18* 98.9 C = 1.1 * 2000
C =124 J/kg degC