the 10.0 g sample of metal is heated to 100.0 degrees celsius and then added to 20.0 g of water at 23.0 degrees celsius in an insulated calorimeter. at equilibrium, the final temp of the metal and the water is 25 degrees celsius.    what is the specific heat capacity of fhe metal (cmetal)? (Use cwater = 4.186 J/g •°C and assume the heat gained by the calorimeter is negligible)

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the 10.0 g sample of metal is heated to 100.0 degrees celsius and then added to 20.0 g of water at 23.0 degrees celsius in an insulated calorimeter. at equilibrium, the final temp of the metal and the water is 25 degrees celsius. 

 

what is the specific heat capacity of fhe metal (cmetal)? (Use cwater = 4.186 J/g •°C and assume the heat gained by the calorimeter is negligible) 

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