Denise Guinn THIRD EDITION presented by Macmillan Learning A metal object with mass of 20.1 g is heated to 97.0 °C and then transferred to an insulated container containing 84.2 g of water at 20.5 °C. The water temperature rises and the temperature of the metal object falls until they both reach the same final temperature of 24.6 °C. What is the specific heat of this metal object? Assume that all the heat lost by the metal object is absorbed by the water. specific heat: cal g. °C I TOOLS x10

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Essentials of General, Organic, and Biochemistry
Denise Guinn
THIRD EDITION
presented by Macmillan Learning
A metal object with mass of 20.1 g is heated to 97.0 °C and then transferred to an insulated container containing 84.2 g of water
at 20.5 °C. The water temperature rises and the temperature of the metal object falls until they both reach the same final
temperature of 24.6 °C. What is the specific heat of this metal object? Assume that all the heat lost by the metal object is
absorbed by the water.
specific heat:
cal
I TOOLS
x10'
#
)
8.
6
H
Transcribed Image Text:Essentials of General, Organic, and Biochemistry Denise Guinn THIRD EDITION presented by Macmillan Learning A metal object with mass of 20.1 g is heated to 97.0 °C and then transferred to an insulated container containing 84.2 g of water at 20.5 °C. The water temperature rises and the temperature of the metal object falls until they both reach the same final temperature of 24.6 °C. What is the specific heat of this metal object? Assume that all the heat lost by the metal object is absorbed by the water. specific heat: cal I TOOLS x10' # ) 8. 6 H
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