A sample of 44.40 g of a metal at 240.8 degrees C is dropped into 124.40 g of water. The final temperature of the metal is 27.4 degrees C. What was the initial temperature of the water (in degrees C)? (Specific heat of metal = 0.2484 J/g/ degrees C; Specific heat of water is 4.184 J/g/ degrees C.)

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A sample of 44.40 g of a metal at 240.8 degrees C is dropped into 124.40 g of water. The final temperature of the metal is 27.4 degrees C. What was the initial temperature of the water (in degrees C)? (Specific heat of metal = 0.2484 J/g/ degrees C; Specific heat of water is 4.184 J/g/ degrees C.) 

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