The specific heat of copper is 0.093 cal/(g.°C) and the specific heat of gold is 0.031 cal/(g.°C). If 5.8 cal is supplied to one gram of copper and one gram of gold, the RATIO of temperature increase of gold to that of copper is

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The specific heat of copper is 0.093 cal/(g.°C) and the specific heat of gold is 0.031 cal/(g.°C). If 5.8 cal is supplied to one gram of copper and one gram of gold, the RATIO of temperature increase of gold to that of copper is 

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