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A piece of metal weighing 500g is put into a boiling (100 degrees C) water bath. After 10 minutes, the
metal is immediately placed in 250g of water at 40°C. The maximum temperature that the water reaches
is 50°C. What is the specific heat of the metal? (The Specific heat of water is 1.0 cal/g x°C). Show your
calculations!
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Respuesta :

The specific heat of the metal is calculated using the change in temperature, heat, and mass. The specific heat of the metal is 0.21 J/g °C.

What is heat energy?

Heat energy is a transfer of the energy lost by a system to the energy gained by another system. The calorimeter is used to measure the specific heat of the system.

Given,

Mass of metal = 500 gm

Temperature = 100 °C

Mass of water = 250 gm

Temperature = 40 °C

Specific heat of water = 4.184 J/g °C

The specific heat (c) of metal is calculated as:

Q = mC ΔT

and, Q (metal) = Q (water)

Substituting values in the above equation:

(500 )(c)(100) = (250)(4.184)(50-40)

50000 c = 10460

c = 0.21 J/g °C

Therefore, the specific heat of metal is 0.21 J/g °C.

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