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To measure the heat capacity of an object, all you usually have to do is put it in thermal contact with another object whose heat capacity you know. As an example, suppose that a chunk of metal is immersed in boiling water
- How much heat is gained by the water?
- How much heat is lost by the metal?
- What is the heat capacity of this chunk of metal?
- If the mass of the chunk of metal is 100 g, what is its specific heat capacity?
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