A 205 g sample of gold at some temperature was added to 22.3 g of water. The initial water temperature was 22.5 °C, and the final temperature was 26.8 °C. If the specific heat capacity of gold is 0.128 J/g · °C, what was the initial temperature of the gold sample? The specific heat capacity of water is 4.184 J/g. K. Initial temperature: | ºc =

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A 205 g sample of gold at some temperature was added to
22.3 g of water. The initial water temperature was 22.5 °C, and
the final temperature was 26.8 °C. If the specific heat capacity
of gold is 0.128 J/g °C, what was the initial temperature of
the gold sample? The specific heat capacity of water is 4.184
J/g. K.
Initial temperature =
°C
Transcribed Image Text:A 205 g sample of gold at some temperature was added to 22.3 g of water. The initial water temperature was 22.5 °C, and the final temperature was 26.8 °C. If the specific heat capacity of gold is 0.128 J/g °C, what was the initial temperature of the gold sample? The specific heat capacity of water is 4.184 J/g. K. Initial temperature = °C
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