a .300 kg piece of metal is heated to 88 degrees celsius and placed in a copper calorimeter with a mass .150 kg which contains .500kg which contains .500 L of water that are both initially at 12.6 degrees celcius. Over short period of time the mixture comes to an equilibrium temperature of 22.5 degrees celcius. What is the specific heat of the metal?

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1250j/kg oC

answered by Anonymous

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Cp= 0.1554 cal/g C
= 650.3453 J/kg K

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a .300 kg piece of metal is heated to 88 degrees celsius and placed in a copper calorimeter with a mass .150 kg which contains .500kg which contains .500 L of water that are both initially at 12.6 degrees celcius. Over short period of time the mixture comes to an equilibrium temperature of 22.5 degrees celcius. What is the specific heat of the metal?

2 answers

1250j/kg oC

Cp= 0.1554 cal/g C
= 650.3453 J/kg K

Anonymous · Answer

1250j/kg oC

patricia · Answer

Cp= 0.1554 cal/g C = 650.3453 J/kg K