A 0.25-kg copper slug is placed in a beaker containing 0.5 kg of water.  Initially, the system is at zero degree celsius.  Ignoring the beaker, what is the total heat needed to bring the system to room temperature?  The specific heat of copper is 0.0923 cal/g-K.

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A 0.25-kg copper slug is placed in a beaker containing 0.5 kg of water.  Initially, the system is at zero degree celsius.  Ignoring the beaker, what is the total heat needed to bring the system to room temperature?  The specific heat of copper is 0.0923 cal/g-K.

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