A 50.0g sample of copper at 10.0 C is placed in 200.0g H20 at 40.0 C in a calorimeter. Heat flows from the water to the copper until both are at 39.3 C. What is the specific heat of copper? (Csp H20 is 4.18J/g*C.)

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A 50.0g sample of copper at 10.0 C is placed in 200.0g H20 at 40.0 C in a calorimeter. Heat flows from the water to the copper until both are at 39.3 C. What is the specific heat of copper? (Csp H20 is 4.18J/g*C.)
I don't have any idea how to do this problem. If someone could help me, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you:)

Damon · Answer

heat to warm copper= Ccopper * 50 *(39.3-10) heat to cool water= 4.18 * 200 * (40-39.3) set them equal and solve for Ccopper