A 35.1 g sample of copper at 99.8 °C is carefully placed into an insulated container containing 173 g of water at 18.5 °C. Calculate the final temperature when thermal equilibrium is reached. Assume there is no energy transferred to or from the container. Specific heat capacities: Cu = 0.385 J g-1 °C-1 H2O = 4.184 J g-1 °C-1

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35.1 g sample of copper at 99.8 °C is carefully placed into an insulated container containing 173 g of water at 18.5 °C. Calculate the final temperature when thermal equilibrium is reached.

Assume there is no energy transferred to or from the container.

Specific heat capacities:
Cu = 0.385 J g-1 °C-1
H2O = 4.184 J g-1 °C-1

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