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In the laboratory a student uses a "coffee cup" calorimeter to determine the specific heat of a metal. She heats 18.5 grams of zinc to 99.36°C and then drops it into a cup containing 80.3 grams of water at 24.42°C. She measures the final temperature to be 26.04°C. Assuming that all of the heat is transferred to the water, she calculates the specific heat of zinc to be J/g°C.

In the laboratory a student uses a "coffee cup" calorimeter to determine the specific heat of a metal. She heats 18.5 grams of zinc to 99.36°C and then drops it into a cup containing 80.3 grams of water at 24.42°C. She measures the final temperature to be 26.04°C. Assuming that all of the heat is transferred to the water, she calculates the specific heat of zinc to be J/g°C.

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In the laboratory a student uses a "coffee cup" calorimeter to determine the specific heat of a metal. She heats 18.5 grams of zinc to 99.36°C and then drops it into a cup containing 80.3 grams of water at 24.42°C. She measures the final temperature to be 26.04°C. Assuming that all of the heat is transferred to the water, she calculates the specific heat of zinc to be J/g°C.
Transcribed Image Text:In the laboratory a student uses a "coffee cup" calorimeter to determine the specific heat of a metal. She heats 18.5 grams of zinc to 99.36°C and then drops it into a cup containing 80.3 grams of water at 24.42°C. She measures the final temperature to be 26.04°C. Assuming that all of the heat is transferred to the water, she calculates the specific heat of zinc to be J/g°C.
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