When a piece of unknown metal weighing 15.20 grams, and at a temperature of 57.10 °C, is placed in a calorimeter containing 37 g water at 20.40 °C, the temperature increases to 22.10 °C. As the heat capacity of the calorimeter is 105.30 J K", what is the specific heat of the unknown metal in J g K?

When a piece of unknown metal weighing 15.20 grams, and at a temperature of 57.10 °C, is placed in a calorimeter containing 37 g water at 20.40 °C, the temperature increases to 22.10 °C. As the heat capacity of the calorimeter is 105.30 J K", what is the specific heat of the unknown metal in J g K?

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