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A 50.8 g sample of brass, which has a specific heat capacity of 0.375 Jg¹C¹, is put into a calorimeter (see sketch at right)
that contains 200.0 g of water. The temperature of the water starts off at 19.0 °C. When the temperature of the water stops
changing it's 20.7 °C. The pressure remains constant at 1 atm.
Calculate the initial temperature of the brass sample. Be sure your answer is rounded to 2 significant digits.
°C
thermometer.
insulated
container
water
sample
a calorimeter
olo
Ar
Transcribed Image Text:A 50.8 g sample of brass, which has a specific heat capacity of 0.375 Jg¹C¹, is put into a calorimeter (see sketch at right) that contains 200.0 g of water. The temperature of the water starts off at 19.0 °C. When the temperature of the water stops changing it's 20.7 °C. The pressure remains constant at 1 atm. Calculate the initial temperature of the brass sample. Be sure your answer is rounded to 2 significant digits. °C thermometer. insulated container water sample a calorimeter olo Ar
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