An object with a mass of #120 g# is dropped into #640 mL# of water at #0^@C#. If the object cools by #48 ^@C# and the water warms by #8 ^@C#, what is the specific heat of the material that the object is made of?
1 Answer
Mar 21, 2016
Explanation:
Given: An object with mass,
Object initial and final temperatures:
Water volume,
Water initial and final temperature:
Physics Principle of Heat: Heat Loss from the Object is equal to Heat gained by water, at equilibrium.
Heat Loss
Heat Gain
Solve for