During an experiment, 98 g of water is used in the Styrofoam cup. The initial temperature of water was 23.7°C. A 39.9-g piece of metal with initial temperature of 100.3°C (after removing from the boiling water) is added to the calorimeter. The final temperature of water was 28.2°C. a) Calculate the specific heat of the metal.    b) Identify the metal   c) Calculate the percent error.

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 During an experiment, 98 g of water is used in the Styrofoam cup. The initial temperature of water was 23.7°C. A 39.9-g piece of metal with initial temperature of 100.3°C (after removing from the boiling water) is added to the calorimeter. The final temperature of water was 28.2°C.

  1. a) Calculate the specific heat of the metal. 

 

  1. b) Identify the metal

 

  1. c) Calculate the percent error.
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