An object with a mass of #100 g# is dropped into #500 mL# of water at #0^@C#. If the object cools by #20 ^@C# and the water warms by #4 ^@C#, what is the specific heat of the material that the object is made of?
1 Answer
Jul 28, 2017
Specific heat of the object is
Explanation:
In such cases, heat lost is equal to heat gained. Further heat lost / gained is given by
Hence let
annd heat gained by water is
Hence