thermometer A 56.0 g sample of brass, which has a specific heat capacity of 0.375 J'g.°C, is put into a calorimeter (see sketch at right) that contains 250.0 g of water. The temperature of the water starts off at 16.0 °C. When the temperature of the water stops changing it's 17.6 °C. insulated container water The pressure remains constant at 1 atm. sample Calculate the initial temperature of the brass sample. Be sure your answer is rounded to the correct number of significant digits. Ar a calorimeter

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thermometer
A 56.0 g sample of brass, which has a specific heat capacity of 0.375 J'g 1.°C, is put into
a calorimeter (see sketch at right) that contains 250.0 g of water. The temperature of the
insulated
container
water starts off at 16.0 °C. When the temperature of the water stops changing it's 17.6 °C.
water
The pressure remains constant at 1 atm.
sample
Calculate the initial temperature of the brass sample. Be sure your answer is rounded to the
correct number of significant digits.
a calorimeter
Transcribed Image Text:thermometer A 56.0 g sample of brass, which has a specific heat capacity of 0.375 J'g 1.°C, is put into a calorimeter (see sketch at right) that contains 250.0 g of water. The temperature of the insulated container water starts off at 16.0 °C. When the temperature of the water stops changing it's 17.6 °C. water The pressure remains constant at 1 atm. sample Calculate the initial temperature of the brass sample. Be sure your answer is rounded to the correct number of significant digits. a calorimeter
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