A material has a specific heat of 0.625 J/g°C.  A 75.6 g sample of this material is heated  and them placed in 35.2 g of water at 21.4 °C.  The temperature of the water rises to 32.7 °C.  What was the initial temperature of the material?

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A material has a specific heat of 0.625 J/g°C.  A 75.6 g sample of this material is heated  and them placed in 35.2 g of water at 21.4 °C.  The temperature of the water rises to 32.7 °C.  What was the initial temperature of the material?

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