What is the final temperature when 50.0 g of Chromium at 15 deg. C (specific heat of Cr = 0.107 cal/g-deg.) is added to 25 ml of 45 deg.C water?

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What is the final temperature when  50.0 g of Chromium at 15 deg. C (specific heat of Cr = 0.107 cal/g-deg.) is added to 25 ml of 45 deg.C water?

DrBob222 · Answer

[mass Cr x specific heat Cr x (Tfinal-Tinitial)] + [mass water x specific heat water x (Tfinal-Tinitial)]=0 Solve for Tfinal.