(a) A piece of unknown metal weighs 184 g. When the metal piece absorbs 482.8 J of heat, its temperature increases from 24.5 °C to 40.9 °C. Determine the specific heat of this metal.
(a) A piece of unknown metal weighs 184 g. When the metal piece absorbs 482.8 J of heat, its temperature increases from 24.5 °C to 40.9 °C. Determine the specific heat of this metal.
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Transcribed Image Text:(a) A piece of unknown metal weighs 184 g. When the metal piece absorbs 482.8 J of heat, its temperature increases from 24.5 °C to 40.9
°C. Determine the specific heat of this metal.
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(b) Taking this same piece of metal, if it starts at 40.9°C, and is now added to a beaker of water at 23.2°C, you find that the temperature of
the water eventually reaches thermal equilibrium at T = 24.66°C. How much water was in the beaker when you added the metal?
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