An object with a mass of #30 g# is dropped into #50 mL# of water at #0^@C#. If the object cools by #20 ^@C# and the water warms by #80 ^@C#, what is the specific heat of the material that the object is made of?
1 Answer
Oct 22, 2017
Explanation:
the heat gained from water (50 mL = 50 g) is the same than the heat given from the objec. Hence
Pay attention! It doesn't exist any solid object whose specific heat is bigger than water's one
Moreover sperimentally you should considered the effect of the container