In a calorimetry experiment, a hot piece of metal 1s placed into a calorimeter containing cold water. The masses and temperatures of the metal and water are given below. Neither undergoes a phase change. Metal Water Mass 0.095 kg 0.305 kg Initial Temperature 320 K 290 K Final Temperature 295 K 295 K Specific Heat Capacity 4184 J kg' K ? Determine the specific heat capacity of the metal.

In a calorimetry experiment, a hot piece of metal 1s placed into a calorimeter containing cold water. The masses and temperatures of the metal and water are given below. Neither undergoes a phase change. Metal Water Mass 0.095 kg 0.305 kg Initial Temperature 320 K 290 K Final Temperature 295 K 295 K Specific Heat Capacity 4184 J kg' K ? Determine the specific heat capacity of the metal.

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1CQ: Estimate the order of magnitude of the length, in meters, of each of the following; (a) a mouse, (b)...

See similar textbooks

Similar questions

An unknown piece of metal is heated to 98.0°C and dropped into a coffee cup calorimeter containing 250.0 g of water. The water in the calorimeter increases from 2.15°C to 23.0°C. the specific heat of water is 4.18 J/g°C. calculate the energey of the metal.
A wire lengthens 4% due to thermal expansion when heated from T. to T. If the wire were bent into the shape of a square, what percent increase in length would you expect along one edge of the square? If the wire were bent into the shape of a circle, what percent increase in diameter would you expect? Explain, using sentences and diagrams.
You add 100.0 g of water at 50.1 °C to 100.0 g of ice at 0.00 °C. Some of the ice melts and cools the water to 0.00 °C. When the ice and water mixture reaches thermal equilibrium at 0 °C, how much ice has melted?
a sample of beryllium (1820J/kgC) at 20 degrees celsius into a 0.22kg glass beaker also at 20 degrees celsius. Water of mass 0.3kg and temperature 80 degrees celsius is poured over the beryllium. If the thermal equilibrium temperature of the closed system is 40 degrees celsius, what is the mass of the beryllium?
A blacksmith cools a chunk of iron initially at 650 degrees celsius by trickling water from a jug over it. The water in the jug has a temperature of 15 degrees celsius. All of the water boils away and the iron chunk cools down 120 degrees celsius. If, in total, he poured 0.90 kg of water over the iron, what is the mass of this chunk of iron?
phy
275 g of cold water at 5.00 °C is mixed with 125 g of hot water at 80.0 °C. Assuming no energy is lost, what is the final temperature of the mixture? 21.6°C O 37.5 °C Ⓒ 28.4 °C 56.6 °C QUESTION 13 75 g of metal at 100 °C is mixed with 250 g of water at 20 °C and reaches an equilibrium temperature of 25 °C. What was the specific heat of the metal? 0.049 cal/g °C 9.8x10-3 cal/g °C 1.5 cal/g °C 0.22 cal/g °c