A piece of unknown metal with a mass of 15.24 g is heated in boiling water to 96.17°C and then dropped into a coffee cup calorimeter containing 71.28 g of water at 18.44°C. When thermal equilibrium is reached, the final temperature is 24.2°C. Calculate the specific heat capacity of the unknown metal. The specific heat of water is 4.184 J/g/°C.

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A piece of unknown metal with a mass of 15.24 g is heated in boiling water to 96.17°C and then dropped into a coffee cup calorimeter containing 71.28 g of water at 18.44°C. When thermal equilibrium is reached, the final temperature is 24.2°C. Calculate the specific heat capacity of the unknown metal. The specific heat of water is 4.184 J/g/°C.

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