An aluminum calorimeter of mass 58 g, has 155 g water, both at  a temperature of 21°C. A 108-g piece of metal originally kept in boiling water (T = 100°C) is transferred to the calorimeter. The final equilibrium temperature of the mixture is 26.6°C. Calculate the specific heat of the metal (in J/kg). Specific Heats: Al = 900 J/kg,  water =4186 J/g

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Calorimetry

Measuring the heat transferred during chemical reactions or other physical processes is known as calorimetry. It comes under the branch of thermochemistry.