An empty coffee-cup calorimeter weighs 10 grams. It is filled with water, whose temperature is 31 degrees Celsius, and is weighed again. The weighing scale displayed 50 grams.A metal sample is heated to 90 degrees Celsius and then placed into the coffee-cup calorimeter. The cover, with a thermometer, is quickly put on top of the calorimeter. The temperature reading on the thermometer stabilized at 34 degrees Celsius. The mass of the metal is 6.54 grams. Use 4.184 J/g∙°C for the specific heat of water. What is the specific heat in J/g∙°C of the metal sample?

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An empty coffee-cup calorimeter weighs 10 grams. It is filled with water, whose temperature is 31 degrees Celsius, and is weighed again. The weighing scale displayed 50 grams.A metal sample is heated to 90 degrees Celsius and then placed into the coffee-cup calorimeter. The cover, with a thermometer, is quickly put on top of the calorimeter. The temperature reading on the thermometer stabilized at 34 degrees Celsius. The mass of the metal is 6.54 grams. Use 4.184 J/g∙°C for the specific heat of water. What is the specific heat in J/g∙°C of the metal sample?

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