A 52.7 g sample of aluminum is put into a calorimeter (see sketch at right) that contains 150.0 g of water. The aluminum sample starts off at 96.8 °C and the temperature of the water starts off at 25.0 °C. When the temperature of the water stops changing it's 29.4 °C. The pressure remains constant at 1 atm. Calculate the specific heat capacity of aluminum according to this experiment. Be sure your answer is rounded to 2 significant digits.

A 52.7 g sample of aluminum is put into a calorimeter (see sketch at right) that contains 150.0 g of water. The aluminum sample starts off at 96.8 °C and the temperature of the water starts off at 25.0 °C. When the temperature of the water stops changing it's 29.4 °C. The pressure remains constant at 1 atm. Calculate the specific heat capacity of aluminum according to this experiment. Be sure your answer is rounded to 2 significant digits.

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Chapter6: Thermochemistry

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Problem 64E: A 110.-g sample of copper (specific heat capacity = 0.20 J/C g) is heated to 82.4C and then placed...

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