A hot (90.0°C) metal object has a mass of 286-g and a specific heat of 270 J/kg.°C. George drops the metal into a 70.0-g aluminum calorimeter containing 205-g of water at 20.0°C. When equilibrium is reached, what will be the final temperature of the system? caluminum = 900 J/kg.°C, Cwater =4186 J/kg.°C. А. 25.41°C D. 21.07°C В. 29.85°C E. 29.45°C С. 21.92°C F. 30.49°C

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A hot (90.0°C) metal object has a mass of 286-g and a specific heat of 270 J/kg·°C. George drops the metal into a 70.0-g aluminum calorimeter containing 205-g of water at 20.0°C. When equilibrium is reached, what will be the final temperature of the system? 

\[ C_{\text{aluminum}} = 900 \, \text{J/kg·°C}, \, C_{\text{water}} = 4186 \, \text{J/kg·°C}.\]

A. 25.41°C  
B. 29.85°C  
C. 21.92°C  
D. 21.07°C  
E. 29.45°C  
F. 30.49°C
Transcribed Image Text:A hot (90.0°C) metal object has a mass of 286-g and a specific heat of 270 J/kg·°C. George drops the metal into a 70.0-g aluminum calorimeter containing 205-g of water at 20.0°C. When equilibrium is reached, what will be the final temperature of the system? \[ C_{\text{aluminum}} = 900 \, \text{J/kg·°C}, \, C_{\text{water}} = 4186 \, \text{J/kg·°C}.\] A. 25.41°C B. 29.85°C C. 21.92°C D. 21.07°C E. 29.45°C F. 30.49°C
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