In grinding a steel knife blade (specific heat = 0.11 cal/g-C°), the metal can get as hot as 400.°C. If the blade has a mass of 80. g,

what is the minimum amount of water needed at 20°C if the water is not to rise above the boiling point when the hot blade is quenched in it?


33 grams

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