Sodium acetate is used in many hot packs, which rely on the ability of sodium acetate trihydrate (SAT) to become supercooled, and then spontaneously crystallize via an exothermic process. A solution is made from 50.0 grams of SAT dissolved in 50.0 g of water heated above the melting point of SAT, and is slowly supercooled below room temperature, to 16°C. Assume the specific heat capacity of SAT is 2.19 J/g ·°C and the specific heat capacity of water is 4.184 J/g-°c. The molar enthalpy of fusion is 35.9 kJ/mol for SAT and its molar mass is 136.08 g/mol. Upon crystallization, the temperature increases from 16.0 °C to the melting point of SAT. What is the final temperature of the SAT?
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