thermometer -1 A 53.2 g sample of quartz, which has a specific heat capacity of 0.730 J'g *°c ', is put into a calorimeter (see sketch at right) insulated container that contains 100.0 g of water. The temperature of the water starts off at 17.0 °C. When the temperature of the water stops changing it's 23.4 °C. The pressure remains constant at 1 atm. water Calculate the initial temperature of the quartz sample. Be sure your answer is rounded to the correct number of significant digits. sample a calorimeter

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A 53.2 g sample of quartz, which has a specific heat capacity of 0.730 J'g
-1.°c-1
, is put into a calorimeter (see sketch at right)
insulated
container
that contains 100.0 g of water. The temperature of the water starts off at 17.0 °C. When the temperature of the water stops
changing it's 23.4 °C. The pressure remains constant at 1 atm.
water
Calculate the initial temperature of the quartz sample. Be sure your answer is rounded to the correct number of significant digits.
sample
a calorimeter
Transcribed Image Text:thermometer A 53.2 g sample of quartz, which has a specific heat capacity of 0.730 J'g -1.°c-1 , is put into a calorimeter (see sketch at right) insulated container that contains 100.0 g of water. The temperature of the water starts off at 17.0 °C. When the temperature of the water stops changing it's 23.4 °C. The pressure remains constant at 1 atm. water Calculate the initial temperature of the quartz sample. Be sure your answer is rounded to the correct number of significant digits. sample a calorimeter
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