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Anonymous
7 years ago
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Q = m*c*ΔT
Applying the first law of thermodynamics or the law of conservation of energy i.e
Energy lost by the metal == Energy gained by the water so now:
m1 * c1 *( Tinitial - Tfinal ) == m2 * c2 *( Tfinal- Tinitial )
(2.4)*(c1)*(98.88-20.60) == (28)*(4.2)*(20.60 - 19.73)
c1 = the specific heat of the unknown metal
c2 =the specific heat of water 4.2J/g K
Solve for c1
c1* 187.872 == 102.312
c1 == 0.5446 J/g ▫C
Note this:
1. Changing the temperature scale from Celsius to Kelvin is quite irrelevant here, as we are working with the difference only.
2. The interchanging of ( Tinitial - Tfinal) to *( Tfinal- Tinitial ), because of the substance is losing energy, yet while the other is gaining.
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