A 237-g piece of iron, initially at 100.0 °C, is dropped into 244 g of water at 10.0 °C. When the system comes to thermal equilibrium, the temperature is 18.5 °C. What is the specific heat capacity of iron? The specific heat capacity of water is 4.184 J/g K. Specific heat capacity: Submit Answer 9 more group attempts remaining Retry Entire Group J/g. K

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A 237-g piece of iron, initially at 100.0 °C, is
dropped into 244 g of water at 10.0 °C.
When the system comes to thermal
equilibrium, the temperature is 18.5 °C.
What is the specific heat capacity of iron? The
specific heat capacity of water is 4.184 J/g.
K.
Specific heat capacity
=
Submit Answer
9 more group attempts remaining
[References]
Retry Entire Group
J/g. K
Transcribed Image Text:[Review Topics] A 237-g piece of iron, initially at 100.0 °C, is dropped into 244 g of water at 10.0 °C. When the system comes to thermal equilibrium, the temperature is 18.5 °C. What is the specific heat capacity of iron? The specific heat capacity of water is 4.184 J/g. K. Specific heat capacity = Submit Answer 9 more group attempts remaining [References] Retry Entire Group J/g. K
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