A student heats a 5.0 g sample of an unknown metal to a temperature of 211 °C, and then drops the sample into a calorimeter containing 66.0 g of water at 25.0°C. The final temperature of the water inside the calorimeter was 26.0 °C. What is the specific heat of the unknown metal? (The specific heat of water is 4.184 J/g°C)

A student heats a 5.0 g sample of an unknown metal to a temperature of 211 °C, and then drops the sample into a calorimeter containing 66.0 g of water at 25.0°C. The final temperature of the water inside the calorimeter was 26.0 °C. What is the specific heat of the unknown metal? (The specific heat of water is 4.184 J/g°C)

Chemistry: Principles and Reactions

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Chapter8: Thermochemistry

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