A coffee cup calorimeter contains 100g water at an initial temperature of 20°C. A 10g piece of unknown metal with a temperature of 100°C is placed into the calorimeter. The calorimeter comes to a final temperature of 35 °C. What is the specific heat capacity of the metal? (The specific heat capacity of water is 4.18 J/g°C. Please show your final answer with 3 significant figures)

A coffee cup calorimeter contains 100g water at an initial temperature of 20°C. A 10g piece of unknown metal with a temperature of 100°C is placed into the calorimeter. The calorimeter comes to a final temperature of 35 °C. What is the specific heat capacity of the metal? (The specific heat capacity of water is 4.18 J/g°C. Please show your final answer with 3 significant figures)

Principles of Modern Chemistry

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Chapter12: Thermodynamic Processes And Thermochemistry

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