A block of metal of mass 0.220 kg is heated to 152.0°C and dropped in a copper calorimeter of mass 0.250 kg that contains 0.200 kg of water at 30°C. The calorimeter and its contents are insulated from the environment and have a final temperature of 46.0°C upon reaching thermal equilibrium. Find the specific heat of the metal in J/(kg · K). Assume the specific heat of water is 4.190 ✕ 103 J/(kg · K) and the specific heat of copper is 386 J/(kg · K).

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A block of metal of mass 0.220 kg is heated to 152.0°C and dropped in a copper calorimeter of mass 0.250 kg that contains 0.200 kg of water at 30°C. The calorimeter and its contents are insulated from the environment and have a final temperature of 46.0°C upon reaching thermal equilibrium. Find the specific heat of the metal in J/(kg · K). Assume the specific heat of water is 4.190 ✕ 103 J/(kg · K) and the specific heat of copper is 386 J/(kg · K).

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