The specific heat capacity of copper is three times the specific heat capacity of lead. Equal masses of copper and lead are heated from room temperature to the temperature of boiling water. To achieve this, the amount of heat added to the copper is ___________ the amount of heat added to the lead
a. 1/9
b. 1/3
c. equal to
d. 3 times
e. 9 times
d
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The specific heat of ice is 2.100 kJ/kg 
the heat of fusion for ice at 0
is 333.7 kJ/kg, the specific heat of water 4.186 kJ/kg 
and the heat of vaporization of water at 100.0
is 2,256 kJ/kg. What is the final equilibrium temperature when 10.00 grams of ice at -15 
is mixed with 3.000 grams of steam at 100
?
A. 87.21
B. 85.32
C. 82.56
D. 80.12
E. 78.45