-g sample of nt-pr rimeter conta ing 45.3 g of water at 13.48 Assume that the heat capacity of the calorimeter equals the heat capacity of the water it contains. The final temperature is 24.17 °C. Calculate the heat capacity of the metal and use the result to identify the metal.

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A 55.9 -g sample of an unknown metal at 100.0 °C is placed in a constant-pressure calorimeter containing 45.3 g of water at 15.46 °C.
Assume that the heat capacity of the calorimeter equals the heat capacity of the water it contains. The final temperature is 24.17 °C.
Calculate the heat capacity of the metal and use the result to identify the metal.
Transcribed Image Text:A 55.9 -g sample of an unknown metal at 100.0 °C is placed in a constant-pressure calorimeter containing 45.3 g of water at 15.46 °C. Assume that the heat capacity of the calorimeter equals the heat capacity of the water it contains. The final temperature is 24.17 °C. Calculate the heat capacity of the metal and use the result to identify the metal.
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ate the heat capacity of the metal and use the result to identify the metal.
beryllium (C= 1.82 J/g.K)
lead (C= 0.130 J/g.K)
aluminum (C= 0.903 J/g.K)
iridium (C= 0.131 J/g.K)
nickel (C=0.448 J/g.K)
copper (C=0.385 J/g.K)
cadmium (C=0.231 J/g.K)
zinc (C=0.389 J/g.K)
silver (C=0.235 J/g.K)
platinum (C= 0.134 J/g.K)
Transcribed Image Text:ate the heat capacity of the metal and use the result to identify the metal. beryllium (C= 1.82 J/g.K) lead (C= 0.130 J/g.K) aluminum (C= 0.903 J/g.K) iridium (C= 0.131 J/g.K) nickel (C=0.448 J/g.K) copper (C=0.385 J/g.K) cadmium (C=0.231 J/g.K) zinc (C=0.389 J/g.K) silver (C=0.235 J/g.K) platinum (C= 0.134 J/g.K)
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