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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