The specific heat of aluminum is 900 J/kgC and for copper it is 386 J/kgC. Two equal mass blocks at 273 K, one composed of aluminum and the other of copper, are dropped into a container filled with liquid at 400 K. When the system has reached equilibrium which occurs? O The copper is at a higher temperature than the aluminum. The aluminum is at a higher temperature than the copper. O The aluminum and the copper are at the same temperature.

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The specific heat of aluminum is 900 J/kgC and for
copper it is
386 J/kgC. Two equal mass blocks at 273 K, one
composed of aluminum and the
other of copper, are dropped into a container filled
with liquid at 400 K.
When the system has reached equilibrium which
occurs?
O The copper is at a higher temperature than the
aluminum.
The aluminum is at a higher temperature than
the copper.
O The aluminum and the copper are at the same
temperature.
Transcribed Image Text:The specific heat of aluminum is 900 J/kgC and for copper it is 386 J/kgC. Two equal mass blocks at 273 K, one composed of aluminum and the other of copper, are dropped into a container filled with liquid at 400 K. When the system has reached equilibrium which occurs? O The copper is at a higher temperature than the aluminum. The aluminum is at a higher temperature than the copper. O The aluminum and the copper are at the same temperature.
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