A piece of metal of unknown specific heat, weighing 2 kg and temperature 300°C, is dropped into 5 kg of water at 40°C. They finally reach thermal equilibrium at a temperature of 50°C. Calculate the unknown specific heat capacity? (Specific heat of water is 4 200 J/kg·0C)

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A piece of metal of unknown specific heat, weighing 2 kg and temperature 300°C, is dropped into 5 kg of water at 40°C. They finally reach thermal equilibrium at a temperature of 50°C. Calculate the unknown specific heat capacity? (Specific heat of water is 4 200  J/kg·0C) 

 

A)  360  J/kg·0C 

B)   380  J/kg·0C 

 

 

C)  400  J/kg·0C 

D)   420  J/kg·0C 

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