A 43.9 g spoon made of pure silver (cs = 0.235 J/g C) at 20.1 C is used to stir an 8 oz. (240 g) cup of coffee at 91.2 C. What is the final temperature of the coffee? Assume that the coffee is in an insulated container and that the spoon absorbs all of the heat from the coffee, and that the coffee has the same specific heat as water.

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A 43.9 g spoon made of pure silver (cs = 0.235 J/g C) at 20.1 C is used to stir an 8 oz. (240 g) cup
of coffee at 91.2 C. What is the final temperature of the coffee? Assume that the coffee is in an
insulated container and that the spoon absorbs all of the heat from the coffee, and that the
coffee has the same specific heat as water.

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