thermometer.A 50.5 g sample of glass is put into a calorimeter (see sketch at right) that contains 150.0 g of water. The glass sample starts off atinsulatedcontainer95.8 °C and the temperature of the water starts off at 17.0 °C. When the temperature of the water stops changing it's 21.0 °C.The pressure remains constant at 1 atm.waterCalculate the specific heat capacity of glass according to this experiment. Be sure your answer is rounded to 2 significant digits.samplea calorimeterJx10g.°C

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thermometer.
A 50.5 g sample of glass is put into a calorimeter (see sketch at right) that contains 150.0 g of water. The glass sample starts off at
insulated
container
95.8 °C and the temperature of the water starts off at 17.0 °C. When the temperature of the water stops changing it's 21.0 °C.
The pressure remains constant at 1 atm.
water
Calculate the specific heat capacity of glass according to this experiment. Be sure your answer is rounded to 2 significant digits.
sample
a calorimeter
J
x10
g.°C

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This question is based on the conservation of heat. When two objects are brought in contact of each-other and there is no heat loss then heat lost by the hotter object will be equal to the heat gained by the colder object.

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