thermometer insulated container water A 52.6 g sample of iron is put into a calorimeter (see sketch at right) that contains 150.0 g of water. The iron sample starts off at 95.4 °C and the temperature of the water starts off at 20.0 °C. When the temperature of the water stops changing it's 23.3 °C. The pressure remains constant at 1 atm. Calculate the specific heat capacity of iron according to this experiment. Be sure your answer is rounded to the correct number of significant digits. sample O 0- X G a calorimeter

thermometer insulated container water A 52.6 g sample of iron is put into a calorimeter (see sketch at right) that contains 150.0 g of water. The iron sample starts off at 95.4 °C and the temperature of the water starts off at 20.0 °C. When the temperature of the water stops changing it's 23.3 °C. The pressure remains constant at 1 atm. Calculate the specific heat capacity of iron according to this experiment. Be sure your answer is rounded to the correct number of significant digits. sample O 0- X G a calorimeter

Chemistry: An Atoms First Approach

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Chapter7: Chemical Energy

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Problem 109AE: A sample of nickel is heated to 99.8C and placed in a coffee-cup calorimeter containing 150.0 g...

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