A 425-g piece of metal at 100°C is dropped into a 100-g aluminum cup containing 500 g of water at 15°C. The final temperature of the system is 40°C
What is the specific heat of the metal, assuming no heat is exchanged with the surroundings? The specific heat of aluminum is 900 J/(kg?K).
A)
1900 J/(kg?K)
B)
2140 J/(kg?K)
C)
3300 J/(kg?K)
D)
3800 J/(kg?K)
E)
4280 J/(kg?K)
B
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