Question: 1 . A copper slug with mass 7 5 g is heated in a laboratory oven to a temperature of 3 1 2 oC .

1. A copper slug with mass 75g is heated in a laboratory oven to a temperature of 312 oC. The slug is then dropped into a glass beaker containing a mass of water (220g). The heat capacity of the beaker is 45 cal/K. The initial temperature of the water and beaker is 12oC. What is the final temperature of the slug, the beaker, and the water when thermal equilibrium is reached.

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