A hot 101.7101.7 g lump of an unknown substance initially at 184.9184.9 °C is placed in 35.0 mL of water initially at 25.0 °C and the system is allowed to reach thermal equilibrium. The final temperature of the system is 86.486.4 °C. Substance Specific heat (J/(g·°C)) aluminum 0.897 graphite 0.709 rhodium 0.243 titanium 0.523 tungsten 0.132 zinc 0.388 water 4.184 Using this information and the specific heat values for several metals in the table, identify the unknown substance. Assume no heat is lost to the surroundings. a) zinc b) graphite c) titanium d) tungsten e) rhodium f) aluminum

Chemistry
10th Edition
ISBN:9781305957404
Author:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste
Publisher:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste
Chapter6: Thermochemistry
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 66E: In a coffee-cup calorimeter, 100.0 mL of 1.0 M NaOH and 100.0 mL of 1.0 M HCI are mixed. Both...
icon
Related questions
Question
A hot 101.7101.7 g lump of an unknown substance initially at 184.9184.9 °C is placed in 35.0 mL of water initially at 25.0 °C and the system is allowed to reach thermal equilibrium. The final temperature of the system is 86.486.4 °C.
Substance Specific heat (J/(g·°C))
aluminum 0.897
graphite 0.709
rhodium 0.243
titanium 0.523
tungsten 0.132
zinc 0.388
water 4.184
Using this information and the specific heat values for several metals in the table, identify the unknown substance. Assume no heat is lost to the surroundings.
a) zinc
b) graphite
c) titanium
d) tungsten
e) rhodium
f) aluminum
Expert Solution
trending now

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

steps

Step by step

Solved in 3 steps with 7 images

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Thermodynamics
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, chemistry and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
Recommended textbooks for you
Chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry
ISBN:
9781305957404
Author:
Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry
ISBN:
9781133611097
Author:
Steven S. Zumdahl
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Chemistry: An Atoms First Approach
Chemistry: An Atoms First Approach
Chemistry
ISBN:
9781305079243
Author:
Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Principles of Modern Chemistry
Principles of Modern Chemistry
Chemistry
ISBN:
9781305079113
Author:
David W. Oxtoby, H. Pat Gillis, Laurie J. Butler
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Chemistry: The Molecular Science
Chemistry: The Molecular Science
Chemistry
ISBN:
9781285199047
Author:
John W. Moore, Conrad L. Stanitski
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Chemistry by OpenStax (2015-05-04)
Chemistry by OpenStax (2015-05-04)
Chemistry
ISBN:
9781938168390
Author:
Klaus Theopold, Richard H Langley, Paul Flowers, William R. Robinson, Mark Blaser
Publisher:
OpenStax