Calculate the specific heat of a metal from the following data. A container made of the metal

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Calculate the specific heat of a metal from the following data. A container made of the metal has a mass of 3.6 kg and contains 14 kg of water. A 1.8 kg piece of the metal initially at a temperature of 180oC is dropped into the water. The container and water initially have a temperature of 16.0oC, and the final temperature of the entire system is 18.0oC.
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Fundamentals of Physics

ISBN: 978-0471758013

8th Extended edition

Authors: Jearl Walker, Halliday Resnick

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