An unknown silver/gray (92.9-g) piece of metal at 178.0°C is quickly placed to 75.0 mL of water initially at 24.0°C. After a few minutes, both the metal and the water have reached 29.7°C. Calculate the specific heat and the identity of the metal. (

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An unknown silver/gray (92.9-g) piece of metal at 178.0°C is quickly placed to 75.0 mL of water initially at 24.0°C. After a few minutes, both the metal and the water have reached 29.7°C. Calculate the specific heat and the identity of the metal. (Note: Use table 2.1 to find the specific heat of two different metals that is close to your answer and explain how you can confidently determine the metal).

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