a piece of metal weighing 10.0 g at an initial temperature of 87.3 °C was placed into 100.0 g of water at 20.1 °C. If the final temperature of the water was 24.2 °C, what is the specific heat of the metal in cal/g×°C ?  Use CH2O = 1.00 cal/g×°C

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 a piece of metal weighing 10.0 g at an initial temperature of 87.3 °C was placed into 100.0 g of water at 20.1 °C. If the final temperature of the water was 24.2 °C, what is the specific heat of the metal in cal/g×°C ?  Use CH2O = 1.00 cal/g×°C

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