A 1.22-kg piece of iron at 126.5 °C is dropped into 981 g water at 22.1 °C. The temperature rises to 34.4 °C. Determine the specific heat of iron, in J g^-1 °C^-1  .

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A 1.22-kg piece of iron at 126.5 °C is dropped into 981 g water at 22.1 °C. The temperature rises to 34.4 °C. Determine the specific heat of iron, in J g^-1 °C^-1 

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